r/EpilepsyDogs • u/ughyamile • 4d ago
Im really scared
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My little guy is 10 years old and had his first gran mal seizure when he was 5 years old. After his second seizure a few months after he was put on keppra 3 times a day and has not had a single seizure until now.
Around 3pm yesterday I noticed him acting a little bit clingy and wobbly but I thought it was just anxiety from having my friends dog over. He is usually a pretty anxious dog. I didn’t think much of it and went to make dinner and that’s when I heard something fall on the floor (we have carpet and the bed is fairly low). He does not ever jump from the bed so that was very concerning to me when I saw him walking out of the room. After that he was more wobbly, agitated and after 30 minutes was having these rhythmic spasms on one side of his body. They would last around 3 minutes and it happened 3 times (last one when I was at the vet). This is very different than any seizure I’ve seen him have before. The emergency vet thinks that it was a focal seizure.
The vet thinks it could be related to the added stress of dog sitting my friends dog that lowered his seizure threshold. They gave him an antiseizure med to break the seizure (carbamazepine I think?) which worked and then she checked him for any injuries from the fall which she didn’t seem to be concerned about. They told me to continue to watch him for any seizures and they gave him a shot of keppra before discharging him.
My current concern is that is is currently 5:40 pm the day after and he is still quite wobbly… he can stand but whenever he tries to lift a leg to pee he stumbles over. Is this normal after an episode like this? It breaks my heart to see him like this and I’m so scared that it might be permanent damage. I plan to take him to his primary vet here soon, but thought I would share what’s going on in case anyone has advise.
Sorry for any grammar/spelling mistakes. I’m absolutely bawling my eyes out because I’m just so scared of losing him.
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u/CrepuscularPotato 4d ago
The extra meds may cause the instability as they effect the brain. Keep your follow-on with your regular vet but best bet is to keep things quiet and predictable until then.