Seizures

Are Convulsions or Seizures an Emergency?

Every first-time seizure should be treated as an emergency. If you have a dog diagnosed and medicated for epilepsy, they might still get a seizure from time to time. If the seizure passes quickly, given you already know what is going on, such an event might not be an emergency. That is a different situation if your dog starts convulsing…

by Jana Rade

Seizures in Dogs: All From a Tooth Abscess? “Help, Roxy Fell”

Even though canine epilepsy is what people think about when they hear about seizures, seizures in dogs can have numerous causes. The potential causes of canine seizures include toxins infections liver or kidney failure too low or too high blood glucose electrolyte abnormalities high blood pressure tumors It is important not to jump to the epilepsy conclusion without ruling all…

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by Jana Rade

Atypical Seizures in a Dog: Canyon’s Story

Atypical seizures describe episodic focal motor events. Canyon’s episodes were nothing if not strange. Thank you, Brook, for sharing Canyon’s story. Canyon’s story Our dogs had their annual check-ups with Dr. B. Canyon was first. He had two years of good titers, so Bianca said we could skip them this year. She then asked us if we have any concerns…

by Jana Rade

Canine Seizures Management: How We Handled Alex’s Seizures

A seizure is an abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Technically, then, a seizure is not a symptom; the resulting convulsions or other related disturbances are. Witnessing your dog having a seizure is terrifying. What can you do to help your dog? Thank you, Lexie Smith from Beagle Daily for sharing Alex’s story. Alex’s story My mom went out and…

by Jana Rade

Jana Rade

I am a graphic designer by day, dog health advocate, dog writer, member of the Dog Writers Association of America, and an award-winning author in my spare time. Jasmine, the Rottweiler of my life, was the largest female from her litter. We thought we were getting a healthy dog. Getting a puppy from a backyard breeder was our first mistake. Endless veterinary visits without a diagnosis or useful treatment later, I realized that I had to take Jasmine's health care into my own hands. I learned the hard way that simply seeing a vet is not always enough. There is more to finding a good vet than finding the closest clinic down the street. And, sadly, there is more to advocating for your dog's health than visiting a veterinarian. It should be enough, but it often is not. With Jasmine, it took five years to finally get a diagnosis for her initial issue. Unfortunately, other problems had snowballed for that in the meantime. Jasmine's health challenges became a crash course in understanding dog health issues and how to go about getting a proper diagnosis and treatment. I had to learn, and I had to learn fast. Helping others through my challenges and experience has become my mission and Jasmine's legacy. I now try to help people recognize and understand signs of illness in their dogs, how to work with their veterinarian, and when to seek a second opinion. My goal is to use 20 years of hard-earned experience to save others from the steep curve of having to learn things the hard way, as I did.

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