My old dog has seizures, wets the bed, and is slow to recover. Why?

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She's a Mexican Hairless/ Chihuhua. She's tiny and old. She been having seizures at night. She wets the bed and it takes her along time to snap out of it. Why. Pet's info: Dog | Mexican Hairless Dog | Female | spayed | 15 years and 4 months old | 7 lbs

Rodrigo Roca, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello, sorry to hear about Buella. Seizure in older dogs are always concerning for some form of brain disease. Unfortunately, a brain tumor is something that is highly considered and one thing to rule out. Other potential causes include having inflammation of her brain or an infection. Less likely causes include severe liver disease or low glucose. All of these causes however would require that your vet obtains bloodwork and potentially an MRI to examine her brain and look for any tumors. If she continues to have these episodes, she should be seen by her veterinarian soon. Alternatively, you may be able to start anti-seizure medications and see if this helps control her episodes as long as she is otherwise eating, drinking, and acting like her normal self. Hope this helps and best of luck.

My old dog has seizures, wets the bed, and is slow to recover. Why?

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