Hi Jessica. No, it doesn’t, but I’m not sure what it is either. Definitely worth a checkup and some bloods.

I have a two year old pug, she was in her crate stretching after waking up from a nap and suddenly started swaying back and forth. Her arms and legs were locked and it was almost like she was stuck in a stretch. I pulled her out of the crate and held her for about 10 seconds and then she stopped and started panting like she was thirsty and hot.

10 mins later she as acting like nothing happened. I’m not sure what this is? Does this sound like a seizure?

Hi Kristian. Whether or not, the NexGard is the cause, you should not use it any further in dogs prone to seizures. As for an alternative, yes Comfortis Plus is a good choice and the one I would use.

We use Nexguard spectra and I have just realised both times, the seizures have occurred within 7 days of a dose. Could it still be the cause so long after ingestion?

What can we use instead? Comfortis plus?

Hi Adrian. It is of course very hard to identify the cause with many of these, but you’ve done a pretty good job. It’s quite reasonable to do a treatment trial if all other simple tests have been done (MRI is not realistic for everyone). If this patient was in my clinic, I would start a trial of phenobarbitone, but please talk to your vets about the pros and cons of this in your case.

My Chihuahua is more frequently having what we think are ideopathic focal seizures. Tshe starts to whine and cry and has a raspy cry. She loses stability and her eyes wander. She can sometimes walk but very low to the ground. Sometimes she voids her bowels. It lasts for anywhere from an hour to several hours. We at forst thought they were caised from tooth pain. We had teeth removed, still occured. Then we thought maybe its the laminate floors because they started after we moved into our new place. Maybe the vinyl or the glue used to tack it down. But her blood work only showed higher levels of white blood cells and that was over a year ago. Vet said that was vaused from anxiety of the blood draw. Urine was normal. Dont have funds to pay for MRI. Vet that did her teeth said its for sure a seizure and that there isnt any treatment until it progresses to grand mal. Its getting very very hard to deal with. Its almost everyday and all fay long lately. We dont know what to do for out 12 year old chihuahua.

Thank you for taking the time to reply. Thankfully seizures stopped now. He is on medication already but increasing the dose causes other issues (hyperness, hunger, thirst). We talked to the vet and not much else we can do for the poor thing. A friend advised to try foods that will help with vitamin deficiency . Will try that and see.

Hi Andrew. A lot depends on the severity of the seizures and if they are partial or generalised. The best I can suggest I’m sorry is that you talk to your vet about whether medication would be useful, as it’s often quite successful in lowering the severity and frequency. It’s also possible that resolving the anxiety would be another useful strategy

Hi Ashley. While not necessarily a seizure, it could be something similar and definitely worth getting a check up.