Among the worst case scenarios that pet owners would have to go through are dog seizures. You need to consider the fact that this is an uncontrollable case which would have your dog acting weird and even paralyzed at some point. It can also be life threatening for them so you have to fully understand how it happens.
There are actually three different stages that occur during dog seizures. Each of these is visibly marked by the symptoms and the behavior to be exhibited by your dog. It is important that you understand the progression of the stages because each of them has specific behaviors that must be observed accordingly.
The Pre-Ictal Phase is known to be the first stage. Sometimes this is even divided into two different stages such as prodome and aura stage. During this time, the dog would already show some weird behaviors to signal the possible start of a seizure at any given second.
The dog would try to whine out for no obvious reason. You might also see them pacing around without any particular direction. Your dog would certainly appear to be agitated and nervous about something. Then trembling can soon follow along with the dog trying to gnaw on his limbs and even snap at anything nearby.
The second phase is known as the Ictal Phase. This is known as the actual onset of the seizure. During this stage, several symptoms may be observed with thrashing of the limbs as the most usual. You can also see that they might end up having violent convulsions. During this time, the dog can also lose control of his bladder and glands thus ending up urinating and salivating in the process.
Dog seizures often occur in just a few minutes or seconds. But it does happen that it extends to more than five minutes, at which point it becomes known as "status epilepticus." This phase can be very dangerous especially since the muscles of the dog would now start to contract visibly. There might also be some head thrashing involved now.
The Post-Ictal Phase is known as the last of the three stages. At this point, the seizures would have been gone completely but the dog would still exhibit some abnormal behavioral. You still need to observe them and help them out.
The dog that has gone through a seizure would generally appear dazed and refuse to move for a few minutes. Either that or they would start to pace restlessly all of a sudden but you need to observe their motions because some dogs become temporarily blind after a seizure.
There are actually three different stages that occur during dog seizures. Each of these is visibly marked by the symptoms and the behavior to be exhibited by your dog. It is important that you understand the progression of the stages because each of them has specific behaviors that must be observed accordingly.
The Pre-Ictal Phase is known to be the first stage. Sometimes this is even divided into two different stages such as prodome and aura stage. During this time, the dog would already show some weird behaviors to signal the possible start of a seizure at any given second.
The dog would try to whine out for no obvious reason. You might also see them pacing around without any particular direction. Your dog would certainly appear to be agitated and nervous about something. Then trembling can soon follow along with the dog trying to gnaw on his limbs and even snap at anything nearby.
The second phase is known as the Ictal Phase. This is known as the actual onset of the seizure. During this stage, several symptoms may be observed with thrashing of the limbs as the most usual. You can also see that they might end up having violent convulsions. During this time, the dog can also lose control of his bladder and glands thus ending up urinating and salivating in the process.
Dog seizures often occur in just a few minutes or seconds. But it does happen that it extends to more than five minutes, at which point it becomes known as "status epilepticus." This phase can be very dangerous especially since the muscles of the dog would now start to contract visibly. There might also be some head thrashing involved now.
The Post-Ictal Phase is known as the last of the three stages. At this point, the seizures would have been gone completely but the dog would still exhibit some abnormal behavioral. You still need to observe them and help them out.
The dog that has gone through a seizure would generally appear dazed and refuse to move for a few minutes. Either that or they would start to pace restlessly all of a sudden but you need to observe their motions because some dogs become temporarily blind after a seizure.
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