My dog has monthly seizures, then acts normal. Could it be epilepsy?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Bulldog | Female | spayed | 1 year and 3 months old
My dog has started having seizures randomly 1st was once in september, 2nd in October, & 3rd in todays month of November. Aĺ have bèn around the 15, 14, & 17th of eavh month. She wiĺ be aĺ hyped playing and then faĺls in a grand mal for about a min or 2 but gets up wagging her tail and wiĺ even take a trest or lòk up and kiss me. Im unemployed atm and a dr isnt in the question since no income but this is her only issue shes healthy otherwise. Im thinking epilepsy. What do you think? Thanks!
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Published on November 21st, 2016
Most probably epilepsy indeed, it fits the symptoms and the age. It is important to rule other possibilities though (blood test should rule out some of them). Treatment for epilepsy is done medically and this treatment will need to be given on a daily basis, there is no other way other than taking her to the vet in order to get it sorted.
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Published on June 5th, 2017
Seizures in young pets are commonly termed "Idiopathic seizures", which means there is no underlying cause found. However, some other possible causes are a brain lesion, underlying liver problem (portosystemic shunt) or encephalitis (typically more seizures are seen), or a metabolic disorder. Therefore, I would recommend starting with baseline bloodwork to see if anything shows up there. If not, then you can continue to monitor Remington and if more than 1 seizure occurs in a month or if the seizure ever lasts more than 3-5 minutes, then it is worth considering placing him on an anti-seizure medication to prevent any permanent brain damage and to better control his seizures. I hope this helps. Here is a website link with more information on seizures in pets. Take care. http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=560
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Published on May 4th, 2018
This could be from the tick or something totally unrelated or pure coincidence. Since this is her first seizure, I would have your vet take a look at her and run some blood work to ensure everything look normal. Your vet may want to send off a tick panel as well. Also, if she is currently taking trifexis or comfortis, I would talk to your vet about switching her as these are not recommend if they have a history or seizures. I hope this helps!
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Published on June 3rd, 2018
Seizures can be caused by many things including genetics, diseases, nutrient imbalances, and organ dysfunction. The best thing to do is to have your dog seen by a vet. They can do a physical exam and bloodwok to screen for underlying problems. If those are normal then the next best option is to have her seen by a veterinary neurologist.
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