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My dog's severe seizures are uncontrolled. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | neutered | 5 years and 10 months old | 83 lbs

My black lab is about to be 6. He has suffered from seizure since I got him, I thought I had them under control but the past few days he has had cluster seizures of 5+ per day. These are grand mal seizures. I can't keep him safe anymore, he hits his head falls over constantly. He hasn't come out of the fog of a seizure in days. Running into things, blindness, whining like he's in pain constantly. His limbs are becoming weak and sometimes he won't stand. My vet told me to just up his meds a bit.

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Answered By Britni Miller, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 27th, 2017

There are different seizure medications and some work better than others for different individuals. I would recommend discussing different medication options with your veterinarian for Tyson. Some of the more common medications are phenobarbital, KBr, and zonisamide. Some dogs also require a combination of medications. Also, if recent blood work has not been done it should to make sure nothing has significantly changed.

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    Answered By Jessica Keay, DVM

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    It sounds like perhaps your dog may need to be hospitalized for a few days while his medications are adjusted until his seizures are under better control. He may need an increase in his dosage or a secondary medication added. Also sometimes we need to be sure there isn't a secondary issue causing seizures. Since he is having grand mal seizures that frequently, I would recommend taking him to a 24 hour care facility. You can ask your vet for a recommendation in your area. It isn't good for him to be having this many uncontrolled seizures back to back, and what happens if you aren't home? Having him under monitoring is the safest course of action.

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