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**kHy87gPC** · 02-12-2010, 02:59 PM

The thing that concerns me about a dog with seizures is that some of them bite randomly when they aren't "all there". The experience my Aunt had with her cattle dog mix, KC, was heartbreaking. KC had seizures starting at about age 3. Vet said it was epilepsy and he was put on meds. He nipped the kids a few times before and after the worse of his seizures. He also got progressively worse over the next couple years and was maxed out on meds with seizures coming frequently and starting to do brain damage. He had to be put down on Christmas Eve. He had been with the family his whole life and everyone was so sad over the holidays.

My concern with a dog missing a limb is the strain it puts on the other limbs. I would be concerned that there would be future joint and tendon problems forcing the removal of the remaining limb or euthanasia.

they really do. first 12-24hours after, you do NOT wanna piss your epileptic dog off in any way.. been there done that.

so, having that i own a i guess you could say disabled dog, (epilepsy and an injury to the leg which hopefully will have surgery on asap) and i guess ill be the first to admit that i absolutely dispise it. im just not the type of person who would have the patience for something that loses his mind constantly, having to retrain the dog all the time, having to watch how much i feed him because hes not allowed exercise, its just not my thing. ill deal with it, sure as hell wont get rid of him, but would i willingly adopt another? no.

02-12-2010, 02:59 PM	#10
kHy87gPC Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 505 Senior Member	The thing that concerns me about a dog with seizures is that some of them bite randomly when they aren't "all there". The experience my Aunt had with her cattle dog mix, KC, was heartbreaking. KC had seizures starting at about age 3. Vet said it was epilepsy and he was put on meds. He nipped the kids a few times before and after the worse of his seizures. He also got progressively worse over the next couple years and was maxed out on meds with seizures coming frequently and starting to do brain damage. He had to be put down on Christmas Eve. He had been with the family his whole life and everyone was so sad over the holidays. My concern with a dog missing a limb is the strain it puts on the other limbs. I would be concerned that there would be future joint and tendon problems forcing the removal of the remaining limb or euthanasia. they really do. first 12-24hours after, you do NOT wanna piss your epileptic dog off in any way.. been there done that. so, having that i own a i guess you could say disabled dog, (epilepsy and an injury to the leg which hopefully will have surgery on asap) and i guess ill be the first to admit that i absolutely dispise it. im just not the type of person who would have the patience for something that loses his mind constantly, having to retrain the dog all the time, having to watch how much i feed him because hes not allowed exercise, its just not my thing. ill deal with it, sure as hell wont get rid of him, but would i willingly adopt another? no.
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