omyability Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Esther, one of our fosters, started having seizures a couple months ago. We took her to a different vet today (one that I have taken dogs to over the years with odd problems - holistic and homeopathic vet) and he believes she is hypoglycemic. All of her seizures have been in the morning - sometimes as early as 5 a.m. Her tick panel was negative. I wondered if anyone else has a hypglycemic grey. If you do, I would love to hear from you. Thanks for the condolences of our foster girl, Sassy, who lost her battle with osteo on Monday. Lots of special issues with the fosters lately. Thanks, Suzanne Anyone looking for a special girl??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I don't have a hypoglycemic pups but I can tell you that it is not unusual for a pup with seizures to have a "seizure pattern", in other words, having their seizures at the same time every time they have one. Saints always came between 10:00 - 11:00 at night. When I contacted a well known specialist in canine seizures in Knoxville, he told me it was quite common. The brain "learns" every time they have a seizure so learning to have one at the same time is quite common. 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...
greylyn Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Have you had bloodwork done to check her blood glucose levels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartdogs Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Noelle's seizures seem to always come between 2:30-4:30 AM. We just started pheno. today & hope things straighten out. Since she is diabetic her blood level is being checked regularly. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrentsMom Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 (edited) My sweet momma dog will become severly hypoglycemic causing her to collapse and seize. This is because of an insulinoma( pancreatic tumor). Even on ultrasound it could not be detected. The only way it was confirmed was with a glucose insulin ratio blood test...We went to her regular vet, cardiologist and even a neurologist trying to find the cause of her seizures. Now with medicine(diazoxide) and small frequent meals we are able to keep her blood sugar levels up.. I also bought a glucometer and check her sugar every so often. I don't know if this is true but... I was told by one vet that if you rub sugar on the gums while they are seizing and they snap out quickly... It's a seizure due to hypoglycemia..(it was true with my ole girl) Edited October 30, 2009 by BrentsMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omyability Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 Wow...thanks for the information! We did do blood work on September 10th. From what everyone writes, we need to do it again. I have heard you can rub corn syrup on their gums too. My other vet said the hypoglycemic dogs have an underlying condition. Suzanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MZH Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Giving the dog a tablespoon of honey or corn syrup will bring up the blood sugar nicely. (I've checked the numbers before and after with a glucose monitor.) Cullen would lap the honey out of a small dish. He relished it! Some dogs (no-seizure) won't touch honey. This is all anecdotal but it seem true for us. I echo the info BrentsMom gave re: the insulinoma situation. We think Cullen had that but he wound up having retroperitoneal hemangiosarcoma. We suspect he had a pancreas problem but we never got to really diagnose it before he passed from lung mets from the hemangio. Cullen often seized *while eating breakfast* which is why I suspected hypoglycemia first, insulinoma later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.