Seizures....

Ok. To be continued starts now. I told everyone about work and my Saturday night out. I will proceed to Tuesday night. I had just gotten off work and drove to my parents home. They have been nice enough to keep my dog while I have been working some horrible hours. If you ask anyone who knows me or if you know me ,then you are aware my doggy is spoiled rotten. She is rambunctious at times but most of the time she just cuddles up next to me and keeps me company. She is my baby and makes me laugh when I feel like there is really nothing left to laugh about. She is always excited to see me unlike some people. Anyway, I go to my parents home to pick her up and decide to stay for dinner. My mom was in the kitchen cooking and my dad and I were in the living room watching TV. I noticed Habit, my dog, sitting in the floor and it looked like she was choking on something. She stopped and went about her business of playing and harassing my parents dog. I thought she might have had something caught in her throat and didn't think about it anymore. Then she started doing it again, more frequently. It seemed to be getting stronger.

She wound sit and her throat would look like it was spasming but she made no noise and it scared her. She would run and jump into my lap afterward. Mom went to call the vet when she had a big one. She was in the middle of the floor. Her yes got huge. Her little tongue started jutting out like she was licking the air over and over. Her head jerked and her throat started the spasms again hard enough she made a horrible wheezing noise. Her front legs got really stiff and turned out and I could not get her attention. It scared the hell out of me. I am a nurse, I know what to do when humans have problems. I had no clue what to do for a dog. My mom and I rushed her up to the puppy hospital. She was so not herself. She lay in my arms and would just barely lift her head to look around at the other animals in the waiting room. Normally she would be doing her best to get down to play with them. We got back into the room and the vet came in and examined her. They think it was the flea and tick topical treatment my mom put on her that afternoon. They drew some blood from her neck and gave her a heck of a scrub down. While we were waiting for the lab work to come back and she had her bath, she began to perk up and become more like herself. They let us come home with her under close observation for the past couple days. I am happy to say she has not had any further seizures. The vet did tell us that many animals have seizures with the brand of flea medication we used. Especially cats. She is about the same size as a cat and was dosed correctly. Warning do not put Hartz on your animals. The vet recommended Frontline or Advantage for safety. I know that is all my baby will be wearing from now on.