Aural phase seizure
Older dogs tend to have a higher risk of organ failure and brain tumors than young dogs.
For instance, if a 2-4 yr old dog has a few seizures, Epilepsy, toxin ingestion and head trauma are higher on the list of potential causes than if a 12 yr old dog has it’s first seizure. Your pet’s history is very important when attempting to find a cause of the seizures. Unfortunately, it is often very difficult to diagnose the exact cause of multiple seizures in dogs without CT scans and MRI’s, even then, diagnosis is challenging. Still other causes that are very difficult to diagnose – such as aberrant migration of parasites, odd infections, toxin ingestion, or head trauma could also be to blame.
Other factors such as a brain tumor or epilepsy may be at fault. What causes seizures? Good question! Metabolic problems ranging from liver and kidney failure to disorders such as hypoglycemia (very low blood sugar) can be the cause. *If your pet continues to have back-to-back seizures without fully recovering, please contact your veterinarian or nearest emergency clinic right away! This is called “status epilepticus” and can lead to severe brain damage. They may not recognize you or their surroundings, they will stumble and fall and possibly run into things. Your dog may act crazy, blind, disoriented. Post-ictal phase – occurs immediately after the seizure. Ictal phase – this is the actual seizure itself. If you know a person who has seizures, they may describe it as an aura that signals the onset of a seizure.Ģ. Pre-ictal phase – occurs just prior to initiation of seizure activity, this phase is usually very short – only a few seconds long.
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Seizures can be very mild “focal” seizures – causing uncontrolled, rhythmic contractions of just the jaw muscles (“fly biting seizures”) to full out Grand Mal seizures in which the entire body is involved in uncontrolled muscle contraction – urine or feces may leak and the dog may vocalize. Seizures are basically abnormal electrical activity in the brain.