My dog has seizures. What causes them and what should I do?

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We live in India. We have adopted a street dog, she is 2 years old. She started having seizures about 8 months ago. But out of 5 4 of them happened when she was deep asleep. But the latest was when she was fully awake. She collapsed, lost consciousness, was trembling, white fog was coming out of her mouth. We have consulted 2 vets and they suggested that this happens and she'll recover on her own. But we are worried. What should we do? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 25 lbs

Ann Dion, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello and welcome to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Seizures can be caused by many different conditions including organ disease (liver shunts, kidney disease, liver failure, and other organ diseases), brain diseases (tumors, abnormal blood flow and fluid flow, abnormal electrical conduction) , and epilepsy. If the seizures are more than 1/month, or if she is having cluster seizures, or the seizures are lasting moer than 2min, then I would recommend starting on anti-seizure medication. To work up why the seizures are happening, you would need to do bloodwork, a CSF tap, and an MRI. You can talk to your vet about these tests. Best of luck with Rani.

My dog has seizures. What causes them and what should I do?

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