Not sure why I’m really writing on here. I guess to see if anyone has any success stories.
Yesterday completely out of the blue, my lovely 9 year old Westie started having a seizure. I’d never seen anything like it. It lasted what felt like ages but I think probably 3-4 mins. When she came round she was a bit disorientated but greeted me and the children (we were on the floor with her) like we’d been out for the day and we were re-United.
I took her straight to the vet and they gave me some pessaries in case it happened again. 5 hours later, it did. I couldn’t get to the pessary in time and when she came round she was confused and disorientated- and incredibly hungry.
I called the vet. She isn’t insured anymore and we simply don’t have the funds for her to stay overnight. I was advised to give the pessary anyway.
6 hours later she had another seizure. My husband gave her the pessary which stopped the fitting but the recovery hasn’t happened this time. She was blind and very unsteady on her feet with her legs collapsing.
We took her to the emergency Vet, who gave her an anti-seizure injection. She was still pacing but I put her in her crate in our bedroom (she sleeps in it normally) and she eventually fell asleep.
We’ve had what feels like 2 hours sleep but woken to a dog that can see but is still very disorientated and unsteady on her feet. We’ve been told if she has another seizure in 24-48 hours the medication hasn’t worked, at which point we will have to make a very painful decision.
As I said, I don’t really know why I’m posting but it feels a bit cathartic to let it out.