If your dog seizes more than 3-4 minutes continuously, prevent him from overheating by gently cooling him with cool wet towels on the head, neck, and groin.Īlso, if your dog experiences a seizure and comes out of it, but has another seizure within 24 hours (or multiple seizures), these are called cluster seizures. If possible, try to time the length of the seizure. When he is coming out of a seizure, even though you may have felt panicked, try to be calm and reassure your dog, as he has no idea what just happened. Instead, try to protect him from falling or hurting himself.
If your dog is having a seizure, stay calm and do not try to prevent him from swallowing his tongue, as this is a myth. If he wakens, he was probably dreaming, and then you can gently reassure him if he is startled. If you feel the need to wake a sleeping dog because you are concerned by his movements, it is better to call his name loudly or make a noise, such as dropping an object on the floor, and see if he responds. The old saying: “let sleeping dogs lie” was said for good reason! Though we mention that dreaming dogs can easily be woken, it is best not to do so, and especially not to touch a dog when he is dreaming, as it may startle him, and he could possibly bite or scratch involuntarily. Seizing dogs may urinate or defecate on themselves, while dreaming dogs usually do not. Dogs having a seizure often are disoriented afterwards and may drool and pant. Seizing dogs’ limbs, on the other hand, tend to be rigid and stiffer, with more violent movement.ĭogs experiencing a seizure cannot be easily woken, while dreaming dogs can. These movements are often brief (lasting less than 30 seconds) and intermittent. What is the difference between a seizing dog and a dreaming dog?Īll dogs dream, and some manifest dreaming with twitching, paddling, or kicks of their legs. As in humans, dogs have stages of sleep: short-wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement (REM), so it's common to see rapid eye movement in dogs when they dream. We don’t know for sure, but it appears that dogs seem to dream about running, chasing, playing, or protecting. What are dreams?ĭreaming, on the other hand, is a way the mind processes various memories. This will be up to your veterinarian to diagnose. There are many reasons a dog can have a seizure: epilepsy, metabolic disorders, neoplastic growths, etc. Some dogs, however, can have a seizure while asleep. Most dogs have a seizure while awake or shortly after waking up. Some seizures, however, can be petit mal, in which just a portion of the body experiences a rhythmic, uncontrolled movement, tremor, or behavior (such as fly biting).
The more common seizures that people recognize are grand mal-type seizures, in which the person or animal has sever thrashing or tremors (a “fit”) over his entire body.
Seizures are abnormal, uncontrolled motor responses that start from the brain, and that both people and animals can experience. It would be normal for you to wonder if he was experiencing typical behavior, such as a dream, or if your dog was having a seizure. If you've ever had a dog before, you may have witnessed him sound asleep and periodically making twitching movements or even vocalizing little yelping or “crying” noises.
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