I have a cocker spaniel who just turned 3 yrs old. A few weeks ago she experienced a seizure.?

This is normal after a seizure.

I'm glad that you're heading to the vet, in the meantime, have a look at this site here, it explains a bit about seizures. I read if first to see how accurate it was (I had a dog with Idiopathic Epilepsy) and it's very well-written.

http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Help-for-Dogs-with-Cani...

Good luck with your fella

The best thing is to make a list of times and how long and if it was a bad one or not and how many a day she is having. I learned alot from a puppy I had that had seizures they seem to not be as bad at first but some times get worse as the day go's on. some times the vet can just give some medication and that will help some time there is nothing they can do. Watch if your dog looks like she is chewing gum or walking like she is drunk or just lay down and twitches that is all seizures. She might of had some small ones that you did not notice. Some of them are so mild that it is hard to tell if it is a seizure. It is really good that your going to the vet because this can be very bad.

This sounds a lot like an epileptic siezure, and Cocker's are prone to epilepsy. This is a genetic defect, often occurs when a dog reaches maturity or shortly thereafter. I would also venture to guess that other pups in her litter may also have epilepsy. Along with the stiffening and shaking, they often drool and/or they can also lose bowel and bladder control for a minute or two; something totally beyond their control.

The good news...their are medications that if given correctly, will actually control the siezure activity. Meds are fairly routine and inexpensive. No reason she can not live a long happy life. Take her to the vet and have her checked out. Good luck.

I worked with dogs at a shelter and we had a dog there that had a seizure and we spoon fed him some sort of syrup like a pancake syrup that was supposed to help get them out of the seizure. He went to the vet immediately and they put him on meds and he was fine it was expensive and it was an everyday neccessity but they are all definitely worth it. Hope everything goes well with your baby!

I have two dogs and have not had this happen.

Although I do know that dogs can suffer from epilipsey the same as humans can so I think it is really important that you do take it to the vet ASAP as it might need medication......

good luck......

Yes. My dog had heartworms that killed her.

IThe vet can test if your dog has heartworms. If so, and it is not too advanced, it can be treated. But it is a long, difficult and dangerous treatment. Could be a form of epilepsy, but only a vet can tell and treat.

Good luck.