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My two dogs have been on a raw diet since April 20, 2009. My oldest dog is a collie/terrier mix and is 6 years old. He had a rocky start on the diet but has been doing okay except his health has not improved like I hoped it would. My 3-year-old Jack Russell has done great the whole time -- until today.
I fed them canned mackerel, a raw egg, a small amount of chicken liver and chicken gizzard. They ate at around 4:30 p.m. At about 5:30 p.m., I heard a ruckus and went to investigate. The Jack Russell was wallowing around on the floor with the older dog nearby. I thought he was doing something silly to provoke the older dog and I yelled at him but he didn't stop. Then I realized he was having a seizure. It was very severe with mouth foaming and his whole body convulsing. My husband has seizures so I know what they look like. My mini schnauzer (who passed away in 2003) also had seizures.
I've never seen a seizure in an animal this severe. It seemed like it lasted a long time and like it was not going to stop. When my son tried to pet him and soothe him to bring him out of it, he calmed down a little but then went crazy and bit my son (not hard) and got up and took off from the living room into my son's room. We have laminate flooring, so it was hard for him to get traction and he was "spinning his wheels" the whole way. I was so scared I didn't know what to do and sat down with my heart pounding and just prayed.
My husband and my son said he was okay once he got into my son's room on the carpeted floor and then acted like nothing had happened except he was panting. When he came out of my son's room, he ran over to where he had had the seizure and was sniffing the floor kind of quickly. My husband gave him a drink and then took him outside and said he acted okay and chased rocks (his favorite thing).
My question is: Has anyone else experienced this? When both dogs go outside, they eat all kinds of things like grass, flower bulbs, leaves and who knows what else. I was wondering if it was something he ate outside or if the eggs or mackerel I gave him could have caused it. The other dog is okay. I would appreciate any input on this. I'm scared it's going to happen again.
I fed them canned mackerel, a raw egg, a small amount of chicken liver and chicken gizzard. They ate at around 4:30 p.m. At about 5:30 p.m., I heard a ruckus and went to investigate. The Jack Russell was wallowing around on the floor with the older dog nearby. I thought he was doing something silly to provoke the older dog and I yelled at him but he didn't stop. Then I realized he was having a seizure. It was very severe with mouth foaming and his whole body convulsing. My husband has seizures so I know what they look like. My mini schnauzer (who passed away in 2003) also had seizures.
I've never seen a seizure in an animal this severe. It seemed like it lasted a long time and like it was not going to stop. When my son tried to pet him and soothe him to bring him out of it, he calmed down a little but then went crazy and bit my son (not hard) and got up and took off from the living room into my son's room. We have laminate flooring, so it was hard for him to get traction and he was "spinning his wheels" the whole way. I was so scared I didn't know what to do and sat down with my heart pounding and just prayed.
My husband and my son said he was okay once he got into my son's room on the carpeted floor and then acted like nothing had happened except he was panting. When he came out of my son's room, he ran over to where he had had the seizure and was sniffing the floor kind of quickly. My husband gave him a drink and then took him outside and said he acted okay and chased rocks (his favorite thing).
My question is: Has anyone else experienced this? When both dogs go outside, they eat all kinds of things like grass, flower bulbs, leaves and who knows what else. I was wondering if it was something he ate outside or if the eggs or mackerel I gave him could have caused it. The other dog is okay. I would appreciate any input on this. I'm scared it's going to happen again.