hnt~ seize

Seize the day!

Yesterday, at the end my hike with my dog, she had a seizure. Of course, at the time, it hadn’t been diagnosed as such. She was walking behind me, I looked at her and her head was cocked to the side, dramatically so, as if something had gotten into her ear. The tilt continued so much that it lifted her front foot with it. She was still trying to walk around like that when I stopped her to see what had happened. She laid down on the ground, her one eye half closed and her body tense. I called Sylvanus immediately, asking him to please find a vet so we could take her. I picked up my dog and walked her to the vet’s office. (There happens to be one right where we live). My dog was still stiff when I picked her up, but had come out of if not long after.

The vet said it looked like an epileptic seizure with the details I was able to give.  Being 4 years old was also the right age at which dog’s begin to have seizures. We had blood work done to rule out any organ failures. Anything wrong with her liver could induce seizures. Her blood work came back normal. The only other possibility is a heart condition. My dog had been chasing chamois in the forest 15 min before the seizure happened. That would take an xray to confirm.

As of right now, the verdict is epileptic seizure. There’s nothing we can really do except see what time will bring us. Our dog may never have another seizure. Or she may have one ever month, twice a year or twice every 10 years. All we can do is see what happens. Obviously, if she begins having seizures on a regular basis, the discussion of putting her on medication will be had.

As of now, I am just thankful for another day with my dog. Seize the day.