Seizures in a dog?

I'd add Coconut oil to the dog's diet.

It is ketogenic, and a ketogenic diet is often very successful in treating epilepsy.

It is also effective against pathogens which are enveloped.

Sometimes parasites cause seizures, and lab tests are not very effective at discovering them.

Coconut oil I s anti-inflammatrory . . . as well as antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, & antiparasiitic.

It aids digestion, is super easy to digest itself, and provides easy to burn energy.

In other words, it can't hurt, and it may very well help.

Karen Becker DVM is a Holistically oriented vet who gives a lot of good information online, including:

"What Causes Seizures In Pets?"

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/a...

"Treating Seizure Disorders in Pets"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-karen-becker/pet-...

The younger the dog, the more likely this is to be epilepsy although as far as I'm aware, the Beagle isn't normally prone to this. It happens within some lines of Bassets (said to be via the involvement with Bloodhounds years back). Fitting, especially in later life, can be caused by any number of conditions, most of which the vet should be able to find.

Once on medication, it may take a while to adjust it so the fitting is under control. It may yet be too soon to have been able to do this. Apart from the normal fitting medication, there isn't really anything to be done apart from when in a seizure, making sure the patient can't harm themselves when thrashing around - and watching to make sure they come out of the fit of course. Stay well clear however as a fitting dog is 'out of it', and could bite.

Above all, be guided by the treating vet in all this.

ps In the event this could be hereditary, the breeder should be told this is happening, so she doesn't repeat this mating. I ended my bloodline after the last outside stud I used started fitting when he was 8 (long after I used him). Trouble was I discovered his dam was pts at around this same age, same problem. None of the puppies we had fitted, but I felt the buck had to stop somewhere. There was only a connection through the sire's side of the pedigree and any hereditary aspect came via the dam's line (there were others I found, on research, that had had odd 'spells', said to be brain tumors. But ???

The seizues do have a cause. The vet obviously thinks it is epilepsy vs a brain tumor (or vs a head injury, or low blood sugar) due to the medications Rx'd. The vet needs to KNOW the dog is still seizuring, so call him, ASAP. The medication(s) needs to be stronger or changed. There are over a dozen different meds for seizures & even more combinations thereof, for dogs with epilepsy. Changes in water (to filtered) & to a raw diet, can help.

See this massive but helpful website:

http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/sit...