SAVED2 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Last night Our Frannie had a "running fit" in the house. Nothing new for her. (We try and not let her run like that because she is the one that dislocated her hip a yr. ago) Dan put her in her crate for a time out. I let her out about 10 minutes later. she came into the kitchen with me, ( I was on the phone) and she stood next to my right side for a minute. then she walked in front of me and turned to get on my left side. then I heard a big "thud" ! I looked down and Frannie was flat on the floor with her head down too. I said, Frannie what happened? she did not respond at all. My first thought was she "dropped dead" ! I looked and she was breathing so I bent down and touched her and called her name again. she tried to pick up her head to look at me, but I really don't think that she could "see" me. I told her to lay still and she put her head back down and did not move for about 10 minutes. she never moved, not a muscle! For a second I thought she had a stroke. or heart attack. but she was Not having a seizure. after that I touched her again and said "Frannie, lets go sit by Daddy" and she did get up on her own, but rather slow and did follow me into the tv room. I told her to Come up on the couch with me, because that is where she usually lays, she thought about it for a minute and then laid down on Sunny's big bed at my feet and went back to sleep until 11:30 when Dan took them all out for the last time. She got up and was "Normal" again. went out without any problem. Anyway , today I stopped by our vet and talked to him told them what happened and asked if they knew what caused this. He said it was a "Short Circuit" in her brain and that is why she hit the floor so fast! It was like she litterly dropped dead. he said YES that is what happens! he told me to get her some Antivert and to give her one a day to prevent this from happening again and to keep a close watch on her. I questioned the Antivert , asking if she had a inner ear infection and he said No, it was deffinately a "short circuit" in her brain and that the antivert would help her brainwave Has anyone else ever had this happen to their greyhound?? This is all new to me! Frannie will turn 5 On Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlackandBrindle Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Wow, that's really strange!!! How incredibly frightening! I don't have any constructive advice but I wanted to let you know we're sending good thoughts for your girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Email Dr. Couto and ask if he's heard of any such thing. He's very good about returning emails quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I'd want a neurologist consult. Not enough for a local vet to say 'short circuit' - he has no clue what caused it. I've known dogs with an electrical heart problem go down like this - it's called Stoke-Adams syndrome and it's like the heart forgets to beat for a while and the dog faints. I've also known it happen with seizure disorders, because they're not all 'grand mal' full-out convulsive seizures. I'd want to know the cause of this. How old is Frannie? Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 What silverfish said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I'd say a diagnosis like that without the dog having been seen for a full workup would be like any of us here diagnosing her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MZH Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 We had a greyhound with a heart arrhythmia. She'd drop to the ground, even while eating, looking like she had passed out. Turned out her heart was beating 180 when those events happened. She wound up on digitalis and furosemide, just like a human heart patient. It worked. <G> You might want to get Frannie's heart checked before fooling around with Anitvert. She could have what our Tabba had or the Stoke-Adams syndrome that Silverfish mentioned. Never heard of that one before; why I love this list! Marcia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Most neurologists refer to a seizure as a "short circuit of the brain", it's the easiest way to describe seizures. Just because she didn't convulse doesn't mean it wasn't a seizure. Seizures take many different forms and your description of her not hearing you sounds a lot like a seizure. I'd get a second opinion. Quote Judy, mom to Darth Vader, Bandita, And Angel Forever in our hearts, DeeYoGee, Dani, Emmy, Andy, Heart, Saint, Valentino, Arrow, Gee, Bebe, Jilly Bean, Bullitt, Pistol, Junior, Sammie, Joey, Gizmo, Do Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HeatherDemps Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I agree with what pretty much everyone has already said- I'd want her to be looked at by a specialist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rycezmom Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Short circuit? Short circuit of what? Trip to the vet for full workup. Could be any number of things.... Quote The more I see of man, the more I like dogs. ~Mme. de Staël Missing my Bridge Angels Ryce, Bo, Jim, Miss Millie, Miss Rose, Gustopher P Jones (Pimpmaster G), Miss Isabella and Miss Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MZH Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Could you catch on video what she's doing? When we didn't know what was causing our girl to pass out/seize (she couldn't hear us either when it happened) we caught an episode on videotape. We took the video to the vet; that helped immensely to figure out what she was really doing. That video cam was the best investment we ever made. What a helpful diagnostic tool! Marcia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wmlcml6 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 It sounds like some kind of seizure to me, too. The not focusing or seeing/hearing you is worrysome. I hope it's nothing serious, but it does beg for a second opinion from a specialist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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