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From: ThePuppyWizard@EarthLink.Net
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"Ryan" wrote in message
news:1104441943.658603.170380@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Hey guys,
>
> I have a three year old Pomeranian Mix. A year ago we found
that
> whenever she gets overly excited she starts to pant and has
small
> muscle spasms. If we don't calm her down the spasms get worse
and she
> becomes pretty lethargic and continues panting to the point that
she
> can't walk around too much and just lays there. She is
responsive and
> doesn't loose control of her bowels or anything. We call these
> "attacks".
>
> Originally we thought it was a sugar problem (some research told
us
> that small dogs have a problem with sugar), but when we took her
to the
> vet for a routine check, the vet told us she got really excited
and had
> an "attack". The vet diagnosed that they were seizures. They
gave her
> Valium to calm her down and diagnosed we put her on
Phenobarbital (Pb)
> every 12 hours.
>
> The Pb seems to work pretty well. No huge side effects or
anything.
> But every once in a while if she gets very excited she will get
the
> spasms again and start to pant, but only mildly. We usually give
her
> oral Valium and she calms right down.
>
> My question for anyone:
> Since she's never had a grand maul seizure does this seem like a
> seizure a dog would have? I've only seen full-blown grand maul
> seizures (loss of muscle control, foaming at the mouth, etc.)
and never
> heard of a muscle spasm attack. I guess I'm asking for a second
> opinion. Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank you for your time,
>
> Ryan
>
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