My senior dog started having seizures and head pressing. Is it serious?

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10yr old female boxer started having what seems to be mini seizures. The last time it happened she kept pressing her head into my lap. When I rubbed her head she kind of fell over/partially passed out. When I stopped she kept pressing her head into my lap/hands while she shook and she whimpered. She has a check up scheduled in 4wks. I've heard seizures can be a senior thing. Should I be really worried? No diet changes, toxins or xylitol. Just started couple of wks ago. Has happened maybe 5 times. Pet's info: Dog | Boxer | Female | spayed | 10 years and 3 months old | 80 lbs

Julia Henwood · Accepted Answer

She really does need some investigation into what is going on. If toxins can be ruled out and there hasn't been a traumatic injury to the head it is most likely going to be a central nervous system lesion. Unfortunately this is normally a brain tumour or similar. Epilepsy is still a possibility but rarely occurs in older dogs. I would recommend seeing your vet as soon as possible so they can start with some blood tests and take their investigations from there. Fingers crossed for you.

My senior dog started having seizures and head pressing. Is it serious?

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