My dog collapsed, eyes rolling, and pooped. Seizure or fainting?

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Hi I had to take my dog to the vet Thursday he went all floppy and wasn't moving eyes rolling and they said he could have collapsed and that he seems OK now well today the same thing has happened but while it was happening he pooped I'm really worried. Pet's info: Dog | Jack Russell Terrier | Male | unneutered

Amber Da Silva, DVM · Accepted Answer

I'm so so sorry that Freddy is having these episodes. I am sure they are very scary. It is difficult to know whether he is having a fainting episode or a seizure. If you can, I would try to catch the episodes on video so that you can show your vet and maybe they can determine which one it was. Fainting can happen from heart disease, abnormal electrical activity of the heart, low blood pressure. Seizures can happen from epilepsy, brain tumor, infection around the brain or organ problems like liver disease, low blood sugar. Unfortunately it can take a lot of testing to figure out the cause so you can know how best to treat Freddy as there are very different treatments based on what the real problem is.

My dog collapsed, eyes rolling, and pooped. Seizure or fainting?

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