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My dog suddenly trembled, salivated, and seemed unresponsive. Seizure?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 14 lbs

My dog was just chillin on the couch when i noticed i strange look on her face, when i called her she was barely responsive. I went to her and she was trembling a little and her muscles were tightened up, she had a lost look in her eyes and was salivating more than usual. This went on for about 2-3 minutes and then she relaxed and kinda snapped back to normal. She's acting fine now, this has happened 1 other time that i know of about 6 weeks ago but she's been fine. Not poison,no bites? Seizure?

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 22nd, 2018

This sounds like Poof may have had a seizure. There are different kinds of seizures, small ones like this or the usual ones that everyone recognizes. Young dogs sometimes suffer from what we call idiopathic seizures (cause unknown) and older dogs that have never had a seizure before, can suffer from a brain tumor causing seizures. You should keep a diary of the seizures: situation that triggers it, time start, time ends, what the seizure looks like. If the seizure lasts more than 4-5 minutes your dog needs to see a vet right away, as this can cause hyperthermia and damage the brain. If you can you should take a little video of one such seizure to take with you to the vet and show him. Please make an appointment with your vet for an exam. He may want to put him on anti-seizure medication such as phenobarbital. Sometimes certain diseases can cause seizures, so it is important that you take Poof to a veterinarian for an exam.

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