tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post2544994084525461376..comments2024-01-28T12:45:37.733-08:00Comments on Yarnhog: UnsettledYarnhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-75443821877298323772007-11-10T13:55:00.000-08:002007-11-10T13:55:00.000-08:00No suggestions, just positive thoughts. Our friend...No suggestions, just positive thoughts. Our friend's dog suffered a severe electric shock and was growly for a couple of days. He did return to normal. <BR/>LiLife's a Stitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05608285265611816717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-62342391333878217822007-11-10T05:53:00.000-08:002007-11-10T05:53:00.000-08:00Oh my stars...please add my concern to everyone el...Oh my stars...please add my concern to everyone else's. DO talk with the vet; I have a friend whose little doggy is prone to grand mal--he's on meds and does just fine (although of course it's a worry). I don't know if this is the same, but I had an episode with my cats where one attacked the other just that way: murder in her eyes, flat to the floor and making sounds I'd never heard. Turned out it was something called "diverted aggression" (from me - she thought the other cat was attacking me {she wasn't}) There's a diffuser scent that helped with that. Please, gentle scritches to Molly and check with the vet. Sending love to you....dale-harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802162735113365804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-54095869293707928072007-11-09T17:49:00.000-08:002007-11-09T17:49:00.000-08:00I'm sorry to hear about your dog. My friends dog ...I'm sorry to hear about your dog. My friends dog has seizures and take Phenobarbitol for it. It works OK but he still occasionally has seizures. Hope your dog has something that is easily treated.Senjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973763687988443198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-36790600056751261202007-11-09T17:04:00.000-08:002007-11-09T17:04:00.000-08:00That isn't unsetting - it is downright awful. I w...That isn't unsetting - it is downright awful. I wouldn't let my chidl near the dog under those circumstances either. They are your kids and no matter how attached everyone is to Molly - the kids' safety has to come first.<BR/><BR/>Good luck.sheep#100https://www.blogger.com/profile/04207640881710412597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-1206951407254952842007-11-09T11:43:00.000-08:002007-11-09T11:43:00.000-08:00Lots of good advice above to which I can nothing b...Lots of good advice above to which I can nothing but {{{hugs}}} to Molly and [[[caffeine]]] to you :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-1166968811497955772007-11-09T10:53:00.000-08:002007-11-09T10:53:00.000-08:00Oh wow, so sorry for the upset. I am in total soli...Oh wow, so sorry for the upset. I am in total solidarity with you on the 'needing coffee to function' thing, btw!The A.D.D. Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667169869020308185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-84043552530646928122007-11-09T10:24:00.000-08:002007-11-09T10:24:00.000-08:00What a terrible and scary experience for all of yo...What a terrible and scary experience for all of you! Poor puppy! I would definitely attribute the behavioral changes to the seizure rather than to senility. Senility occurs more gradually.<BR/><BR/>I think you did the right thing to isolate her for a while. I'm sure she can use the rest and low-stimulation environment for a while as well. I would say that a little visit to the vet would be in order to see if meds might be helpful at this point. Maybe the stress of the recent fire experience led to return of seizures...(?)<BR/><BR/>Hope all is better and back to normal soon! What a way to start the day.knottykittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543761535290092101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-26610954249677987882007-11-09T10:22:00.000-08:002007-11-09T10:22:00.000-08:00Oh dear, I am so sorry. I really hope she is feeli...Oh dear, I am so sorry. I really hope she is feeling better. Hopefully the vet will have some good news for you.Gingersnaps with Tea...https://www.blogger.com/profile/18336095819258305141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-26075649211002500322007-11-09T10:21:00.000-08:002007-11-09T10:21:00.000-08:00Oh no! It's awful enough to have to endure that s...Oh no! It's awful enough to have to endure that seizure with her (the helplessness, I hate the helplessness the most) and then to have her personality change so dramatically. I hope she comes back to herself, I hope you can find more information to put you at ease. It must be hard to trust her after this, and with the risks so high, I really hope for good news and rapid improvement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-85472474143642340112007-11-09T06:07:00.000-08:002007-11-09T06:07:00.000-08:00I have never heard of that. It's terrible. I hope ...I have never heard of that. It's terrible. I hope she's better this morning. <BR/><BR/>I am a morning person and I too live in mortal terror of being subjected to this kind of sleep deprivation. Again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-50063862702174867872007-11-09T05:37:00.000-08:002007-11-09T05:37:00.000-08:00This just sucks.I would not let her near the kids....This just sucks.<BR/><BR/>I would not let her near the kids...and I would see about medicating her. Post-seizure behavior can be odd, but this is the first time I've heard of post-seizure aggression. <BR/><BR/>Call the vet again - get her seen, maybe some meds to control the seizures and the aggression...<BR/><BR/>Sorry. My husband's mild mannered big old male Akita turned into a raving psycho around his 3rd birthday. No one could determine why. After a long series of trial and error and me in the ER with stitches, and vet visits we eventually made the Big Decision when my son was in the ER having stitches in his chin. It was utter hell. I wish you a better outcome with Molly.Melissa Morgan-Oakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924231630580404009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-13633668151640360932007-11-09T05:22:00.000-08:002007-11-09T05:22:00.000-08:00Oh dear, so sorry to hear about your experience! A...Oh dear, so sorry to hear about your experience! Another commenter is correct that there are medications that work very well for epilepsy in dogs (I'm a pharmacist). I have no personal experience with epilepsy in dogs, but my brother has a black lab that seizes if his medication is even an hour overdue. The good news: when he gets his phenobarbital exactly as scheduled he does just fine.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I do have experience with seizures in children. Very scary, although my little one is just fine now on medication. When the doc was working her up, she had a sleep-deprived EEG, and her dad and I watched as she seized right before our eyes. <BR/><BR/>Hang in there! This can be solved. But I think you are using good judgment to separate Molly until you get to the bottom of this.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03808156890355369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-63843591794338260332007-11-09T01:51:00.000-08:002007-11-09T01:51:00.000-08:00Scary. I hope that she starts feeling better soon....Scary. I hope that she starts feeling better soon....Viktoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03281703801401284223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-67629953726725503382007-11-08T22:09:00.000-08:002007-11-08T22:09:00.000-08:00Oh boy, that sounds awful. I'm so sorry. It is h...Oh boy, that sounds awful. I'm so sorry. It is hard when something like that happens and you feel helpless. That is VERY strange for her to try and attack. Keep us informed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-87825096692797087632007-11-08T21:51:00.000-08:002007-11-08T21:51:00.000-08:00Yikes! How scary! I'd put a call into the vet.Yikes! How scary! I'd put a call into the vet.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623913436571068154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-76576246981591797142007-11-08T21:04:00.000-08:002007-11-08T21:04:00.000-08:00Talk about a rude awakening, that's about as jarri...Talk about a rude awakening, that's about as jarring as it gets! Sorry you had to go through that, not a great way to start the day. I'm hoping for the best for Molly.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516529307507668142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-47140273460634752602007-11-08T18:08:00.000-08:002007-11-08T18:08:00.000-08:00Sorry, I can't help you out on that. I've never ha...Sorry, I can't help you out on that. I've never had a dog before until I got this one a year ago. I've never heard of that. Good luck and I hope Molly snaps out of it soon.Angelikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06257332993382613744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-56042904072555617852007-11-08T17:43:00.000-08:002007-11-08T17:43:00.000-08:00We had a dog that started to get snippy toward my ...We had a dog that started to get snippy toward my sister when he was 11 or so, but your senario has to be something to do with the seizure to coincidental to be unrelated if she is otherwise a very gentle dog.<BR/><BR/>I hope she will be better by morning. Keep us posted....Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705558268782509452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-62330461184525150272007-11-08T17:30:00.000-08:002007-11-08T17:30:00.000-08:00So sad to hear about Molly. I did a little resear...So sad to hear about Molly. I did a little research and there is a lot of info on the net. This site had really detailed info, <BR/>http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/medical/epilepsy.html.<BR/>There are medicines she can take.<BR/>Hope she feels better soon, hope you do too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443300355315157565.post-78525305972396989442007-11-08T17:04:00.000-08:002007-11-08T17:04:00.000-08:00oh man. Unsettled is the word. You know my lack ...oh man. Unsettled is the word. You know my lack of experience already. I'll be hoping for the very best with you.sophannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571217197138831872noreply@blogger.com