Tips for handling a dog during a seizure?

One of my Cockers, Snickers had seizures. They started when he was about 4 I think. Luckily his were always few and far between. Like once or twice a year at the most. And his last 3 years he didn’t have any. Our vet never put him on meds because his were so far apart. She said the meds could actually make them more frequent. We were never able to determine what caused them. Blood work and scans always came back normal.
I could recognize when they were about to happen because he would walk funny and act scared. So I would grab a towel to bundle him and an ice pack for his neck and just hold him while he went through it. I did talk to
him with a soothing voice to try to calm him.
They were usually pretty short, but he usually wet himself during them, hence the towel. I read somewhere that an ice pack on their neck slows the nerve speed and can shorten the seizure. He was always a bit out of it for an hour or so after and then it was like nothing happened. And he would drink a lot of water. I would usually give him some plain yogurt also, something easy on his tummy.
They look scary and are upsetting. I hope your pups was just a freak one time thing. That can happen if they get some bad food or eat something they shouldn’t. Hope he is feeling better now.

One of our dogs has epilepsy. The seizures were infrequent until a couple of years ago, when she had three in two weeks. The seizures were hard enough for her, but they sent our other dog into a frenzy. Other dog would try to attack the dog having a seizure. We also didn't feel comfortable crating her because once she had a seizure in the crate and tore up her nose on the wire door.

So we put her on meds. She takes phenobarb and has been seizure free ever since. Downside is that she's put on weight because the meds make her hungry all the time. But other than that she's her old, dopey self.

As far as handling the seizures, we were always told to leave her be except to move anything that might hurt her. Some dogs can be snarly or snappy post seizure and she was. She was also disoriented and very thirsty!

Here she is. No more seizures, mom! 😂

My story is not so good. Our pup started seizures at age 2 1/2, and within a year, we had to put him down. He too was diagnosed with epilepsy, was on many medications, and we never got them under control. We saw a neurologist 1 1/2 hours away, and there was nothing we could do. It was horrific. He would start bumping into walls when a seizure was getting ready to happen. Then the postictal period afterwards was always so very sad. I can't even begin to tell you the horrific images I have in my mind from that year. He was the 3rd of that breed we had had in our marriage, and I will never have that breed again because it would remind me of Kody. I pray you and your pup do not go through what we went through. Hugs to you!

I searched for what I posted in the past and copied and paste3d below the --- . Michel and the others that have had seizures, for my dogs, they needed to be held, it comforted them. In fact, Michel would seek me out to make sure I held him. The below worked for my dogs, maybe not all since it would depend on what is causing the seizures.

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Michel, my avatar, started having them at 2 years old. Three weeks later, he had another one. I put him on Childrens DHA after talking to the owner of the local health food store. The vet said they'd have to be closer together before she wanted to put him on anything and I preferred to go as natural as possible.

He had (water on the brain) hydrocephalus at birth but didn't have it as bad as one of his sisters, she only lived about 3 weeks, started having seizures. The vet gave Michel only about 2 months to live but he made it 9 years, 2 months, 10 days. His little heart just gave out because he wasn't born with all the chambers.

After figuring out how much worked best for him, he only had one very very mild seizure a year. In fact, if I hadn't learned so much about seizures in dogs, I wouldn't have realized it WAS a seizure.

On thing, keep crushed ice in a few baggies in the freezer, not frozen vegetables, has to be crushed ice. If a dog starts having a seizure, put the bag of ice on his spine between the bottom rib and hip bone and it can and did stop Michel's seizures. Hopefully, it will work with your dog.

I found out about it on the internet and my vet confirmed it did work. I think she said it cooled down the spinal cord, that it gets hot when a dog is seizing. I started to ask her, why didn't you TELL me!!!

Good luck and I hope things work out well for your dog.

  Aww.....sweet piks!  My doggies and I want to send you, your DH, and JJ some (( hugs )).  I can imagine how terribly scary that was!  So glad he's okay now, and hopefully won't have any more seizures!