Q) My Dog Had a Seizure. What Can Cause This? What Can Help Him? │ Twin Trees Vet Talk

On today's episode of Twin Trees Vet Talk, we welcome our special guest and mentor, Dr. Trevor Enberg. Dr. Enberg is a Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Specialist at Canada West Veterinary Specialists in Vancouver, BC. Dr. Enberg helps us answer the question:
Q) (Mikayla): My dog is foaming at the mouth. He had a seizure, threw up, and is restless. Please tell me what these symptoms are or what can cause this? What can help him?
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A seizure is a sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain. Most seizures last less than 30-60 seconds, but seizures that last longer than 3-5 minutes or occur in clusters are much more dangerous.
Symptoms
-A generalized, or grand mal seizure, will appear to affect the entire body, and may be characterized by collapse, jerking movements of the limbs, loss of consciousness, excessive salivation, and loss of urinary/fecal continence.
-A focal seizure, affecting only part of the brain, may produce more subtle signs, such as twitching of part of the face.
-The period after a seizure, is called the post-ictal phase, and may be characterized by disorientation, blindness, restlessness, compulsive pacing, and loss of balance.
What to do during a seizure
-Remain calm.
-Protect the pet from hazards such as sharp objects, drowning, or falling down stairs.
-In general, keep your hands away from the mouth. Be mindful that you can easily get bitten when there is involuntary motor activity of the jaw. --Pets do not “swallow their tongues. If the patient is obviously choking on an object during the seizure, you may need to clear the airway using your discretion.
-Document and record the time/ length of the seizure (easiest is to have someone take a video).
-If the pet loses consciousness and is not breathing, begin CPR.
-If the patient is a diabetic and there is a possibility of insulin overdose, you may apply honey or corn syrup to the gums taking care to not get bitten.
-Contact your veterinarian for further instructions. Emergency treatment is indicated for pets experiencing seizures lasting longer than 3 minutes, seizures that cluster, or more than 3 seizures within a 24 hour period.
-There are now many effective and safe medications to prevent future seizures. To identify and treat the underlying cause of the seizures, your pet may need to undergo diagnostic testing or to be referred to a neurology specialist for more advanced testing like MRI and spinal fluid analysis.
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