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My young puppy had a seizure. Are her odd behaviors signs of epilepsy?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pomeranian | Female | unspayed | 3 months and 13 days old | 4 lbs

My 3 month old Pomeranian pup has had a seizure but 2weeks before that she started screaming when u would pick her up as if u were hurting her and running back a forth in a manic state.us that signs of epilepsy

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Answered By Dr. Heidi DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVTP, CVSMT, CVCH

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist, Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner

Published on March 2nd, 2018

We do not typically see signs like you are describing before seizure activity. Dogs can have an "aura" immediately before a seizure, but it is commonly seconds or minutes before a seizure starts. What you are describing may be unrelated to her seizure. I am attaching a link to a handout with more information on seizures below including potential causes. http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=560 I would recommend discussing Lexi's seizure with your veterinarian because seizures in dogs as young as Lexi may be something other than epilepsy. Good luck! I hope that was helpful. Thanks for using PetCoach.

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