Why is my dog still seizing and can't walk after hospital discharge?

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My dog has been in the hospital for sudden onset seizures. They are perplexing seizures as she kinda freezes and falls over. They did an mri and full blood work up and found nothing. They put her on anti seizure medication. We picked her up and since being home she had had 5 seizures and inability to walk. We are questioning taking her back in. She is 4 1/2 and has been a healthy loving very playful dog. Any advice., Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | spayed | 4 years and 6 months old | 11 lbs

Makenzie Kurth, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. I would need to ask a bunch more questions and would be happy to do a consultation if you’d like but let me give you a few ideas. 1) be sure it’s not heart- Fainting spells can look a lot like seizures. Consider a cardiology consult to make sure it’s not that. They’ll do an EKG and ultrasound of the heart to make sure nothing is amiss. 2) weird fungal diseases- I’m from Arizona, land of valley fever - a fungal disease that can - and often does- cause seizures. Other fungi like Blastomycosis and Histoplasmosis can do similar things. If Bella has traveled out of Texas- even for just a day or two- these are considerations. 3) Bella is simply an atypical epileptic and needs more/different medication. Just like in people, it can sometimes take some time to find the right combination of drugs to get the seizures controlled. 4) weird drug interactions- double check especially about any anti-anxiety or behavior modification medications and pain medications. 5) hypothyroidism, tick fever, other weird stuff. If you’ve done an MRI, you may have already consulted with a neurologist. If not? That would be the next step along with the cardiologist visit. Best of luck to you and Bella!

Why is my dog still seizing and can't walk after hospital discharge?

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