Fitting screaming dog

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Putting here for traffic so apologies if this is wrong.

My elderly chihuahua has had two seizures that I know of. I witnessed one today.

She went stiff and shaky and made this awful sound of screaming. A noise she's never made. Was that pain or fear, I don't know.

She lost control of her faculties after but she doesn't have much control these days anyway.

Has anyone else experienced this and if so how did you deal with it.

I accept this may the end of the road for her as she has multiple health issues and I'm not prepared to put her through extensive tests.

I must state that she seems very happy and responsive even when dealing with her problems.

Many thanks.

I would take my dog to the vets ASAP.

You need to take the dog to the vets as a matter of urgency.

Emergency vets, now.

Take her to the vets ffs. Poor girl.

I would deal with it by taking her to vets. Not wanting to put her through extensive tests is fair enough, but what if that was a scream of pain?

Take her to the vet. There may be an easy treatment. But if it is the end of the road then it’s kinder to be early than late if you’re thinking pts. Good luck.

I feel for you, dog seizures are horrible. Mine had them from 6 months, eventually she died during one at 7. Heartbreaking.

It's essential that you take her to the vet. They have meds that can help. And give advice on what to do, we did lots wrong during the first one.

Our cat elderly started to have these. We took her to the vet and they suggested having her pts. They suspected a brain tumour but weren't sure.

Our elderly shih tzu (he's nearly 15) has recently started experiencing exactly what you describe. After many visits to the vet and blood tests it's turned out it's a problem with his liver the seizures are symptomatic of liver problems in elderly dogs. We are back at the vet tomorrow to discuss what to do next. Please take your poor pooch to the vet I hope all turns out ok.

I'd keep her safe, warm and snuggie overnight, do as much as you can that she'd love, and take her to be PTS in the morning.
I'm so sorry for you x

Emergency vet, right now

Please take her to the vet now. Phone your vet and there will be a message giving you details of their out of hours service. Please do not leave this until tomorrow. The seizures might continue and/or worsen and your poor dog will suffer.

Take her to the effing vet. Now!

My 16 year old chihuahua died exactly like that. I revived her from one and then she had another big one where I couldn't. I rushed her to the vet but it was too late. However I don't believe the vet could have saved her. You do need to get emergency vet care if you can.

Take her to the emergency vets asap

Why on earth would you post on here instead of calling a vet? Seriously, what's the thought process?

YOu need to take her to an emergency vet immediately OP. Don't let her suffer.

I’d keep her comfy overnight and vets in the morning 😢

Don't leave it until the morning.

Our old dog had something like this, he would drop to the ground onto his side and be "running" frantically and howling. My nan told me it was a heart attack but I'm not sure. Afterwards he was tired but fine. He was pts soon after they started. Very sad. If he seems ok now, I would take him tomorrow. If not I'd call now.

Thank you so much everyone. I did ring the vet and explained what had happened. They know her well and all of her ailments and suggested tests but also stated as she's elderly it may be time.

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When my elderly dog had the terrifying seizure and made the awful heart wrenching sound we just kept her safe and rang a vet line (a good starting point if you have access to one via insurance etc). They gave us some immediate advice which meant we didn't rush her to the vet (but call your vet for your specific circumstances)

She had a few more seizures over the next few months and the vet said it was just old age and possibly a type of epilepsy but that given her age (17) there wasn't much they could do. They said if she seemed okay otherwise (eating, drinking, pooping, peeing, waddling about as usual) then she was okay enough and not in pain. When the seizures happened we were advised to keep her comfortable (move hard things away that she could bump into, put a cushion nearby for her to bump into instead) and maybe lie near her so she could smell us.

After a seizure we read it was good to give her a small spoonful of high quality (low additives) of vanilla ice cream to give her some yummy energy then let her sleep it off. She'd be okay after a long sleep and the ice cream helped bring her out of the uncomfortable after-seizure daze.

On her final seizure she didn't recover well. Mobility was off and we could tell she wasn't comfortable. We spoke to the vet and arranged euthanasia. We spent her last morning lying on a picnic blanket in the park so she could smell the fresh air and other things. Then we stayed with her whilst she was out to sleep. It was a sad but okay death.

They need to actually see her. And if she fits before you get it in then could you record a few seconds to show them?