My dog is having seizures. Is it life-threatening? What should I do?

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My teacup Chihuahua had his first seizure today. He is 6 and the first seizure lasted about 8 minutes. The vet said not to worry and monitor. Since then he has had two smaller seizures lasting approximately 5 second each. The first seizure occurred at 8 30p. The second seizure occurred at 10p and the third at 10 33p. We can not get a hold of any available vets in our area until 8 am tomorrow . Is this a potentially life threatening situation and what should we do? Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Male | unneutered | 6 years and 2 months old | 3 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

First of all the first seizure was very very long, 8 minutes is a long time for a seizure and that could have caused some longer lasting damage (although not permanent) to the brain, and maybe that is why Mango has several more small seizures. it is worrying that the seizures are happening so frequently, ideally he should see a vet ASAP as it could be life threatening if another long seizure occurs.

My dog is having seizures. Is it life-threatening? What should I do?

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