My dog had cluster seizures. How long for recovery and side effects?

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I have a 9 year old dauchsand who two days ago had a cluster of seizures. Five over a seven hour period. He hasn’t had one since. We left him at the ER over night that night and while he was there they gave him Midazolam, Phenobarbital, and Ampicillin. My question is how long is the recovery period. I read a lot of people stories and found it’s rare for a dog to have sever brain damage from cluster seizures. None of them lasted over a couple minutes. Trouble eating, disoriented, can’t walk. Pet's info: Dog | Dachshund | 11 years and 5 months old

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

The trouble eating, disorientation and wobbly gait is likely a transient side effect from the phenobarbital given to control the seizures. This should subside after about two weeks until the body is used to the medication.

My dog had cluster seizures. How long for recovery and side effects?

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