[declan1]

This morning our Lurcher Casey had a seizure and has gone into a coma. The vet said its due to hypoglycemia, she is on a drip but has had another seizure.
Has anyone else experienced this, we just want to know what her chances of recovery are as she is a much loved pet.

Thanks

[Kay]

declan1, on Nov 1 2009, 02:31 PM, said:

This morning our Lurcher Casey had a seizure and has gone into a coma. The vet said its due to hypoglycemia, she is on a drip but has had another seizure.
Has anyone else experienced this, we just want to know what her chances of recovery are as she is a much loved pet.

Thanks

Really sorry to hear about Casey , i do hope she recovers :thumbs:

[labsnlurchers]

I found this for you http://www.penstone-...iabetes_dog.htm the very bottom of the page it says the only way it is reversed is by iv glucose, hopefully you got her to the vets in time, i'll keep my fingers crossed for you ;) She will probably need daily insulin inj for the rest of her life though if she is diabetic.

This post has been edited by labsnlurchers: 01 November 2009 - 03:18 PM

[poacher3161]

Good luck with her i hope she makes a full recovery.I have only ever heard of this once before wat cross is she.atb dell

[lukeh]

sorry to hear that pal all the best with her hope she will make a rapid recovery

[Daks]

declan1, on Nov 1 2009, 02:31 PM, said:

This morning our Lurcher Casey had a seizure and has gone into a coma. The vet said its due to hypoglycemia, she is on a drip but has had another seizure.
Has anyone else experienced this, we just want to know what her chances of recovery are as she is a much loved pet.

Thanks

sounds to me as though your going to have to keep an eye on her and maybe try to get some of those injector things that you can suck water up from, i dont know what they are called??? but anyhow just fill it up with sugary water for those emergancy times like this one as a "hypo" relates to low blood sugars and "hyper" is high ones, you ask about if she will recover well all i can say is i am fine and i have diabetes, i have "hypo's" now and then but generally run "high", the thing about being low (hypo) is that if you collapse the liver will release sugar slowly and eventually bring you round from a sezure wheras if your "high" all you can do is take insulin or she'l go into "keytone acidosis" which could kill her, just keep an eye on her you know her best as shes your dog so look for tell tale signs am sure she will be fine atvb...daks :)

[scotty2306]

my dog had some kind of seizure or fit 2 week ago dont know what it was or why it happened it lasted 30 mins or so longest 30 mins ever.we got her to come around by force feeding her a mars bar, shes been fine since then, i put it down to over working her but never thought she mite have something to do with her sugar levels

[firstrike]

declan1, on Nov 1 2009, 02:31 PM, said:

This morning our Lurcher Casey had a seizure and has gone into a coma. The vet said its due to hypoglycemia, she is on a drip but has had another seizure.
Has anyone else experienced this, we just want to know what her chances of recovery are as she is a much loved pet.

Thanks

My old lurcher had the same problem and its not a pleasant experiance for owner or dog, With hindsight i should have had him p,t,s far sooner than i did. This has brought back some fond and sad memories........ :( R.I.P old lad.

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[declan1]

Many thanks for all the kind replies, unfortunately she didn't make it, we had to put her to sleep today. Turned out that there was probably something wrong with her brain, caused seizures which then caused low glucose levels. She has been absolutely fine up till yesterday so it is a masive shock.

Through research though have found out that low glucose levels can occur in working dogs, so if you can carry honey to rub on gums or fruit juice etc in case it happens to any of your dogs.

RIP Casey xx

[Kay]

So sorry to hear about Casey , very sad news

RIP xx

[declan1]

scotty2306, on Nov 1 2009, 05:56 PM, said:

my dog had some kind of seizure or fit 2 week ago dont know what it was or why it happened it lasted 30 mins or so longest 30 mins ever.we got her to come around by force feeding her a mars bar, shes been fine since then, i put it down to over working her but never thought she mite have something to do with her sugar levels

Google hypoglycemia in dogs, there is some good advice incase it happens again, wish we'd known before hand. Good luck hope she is ok

[declan1]

firstrike, on Nov 1 2009, 06:43 PM, said:

declan1, on Nov 1 2009, 02:31 PM, said:

This morning our Lurcher Casey had a seizure and has gone into a coma. The vet said its due to hypoglycemia, she is on a drip but has had another seizure.
Has anyone else experienced this, we just want to know what her chances of recovery are as she is a much loved pet.

Thanks

My old lurcher had the same problem and its not a pleasant experiance for owner or dog, With hindsight i should have had him p,t,s far sooner than i did. This has brought back some fond and sad memories........ :( R.I.P old lad.

Sorry to hear this, it really is awful. We kept Casey going for longer than we should, but we were hoping for a miracle. :(

[poacher3161]

Sorry to hear about your dog i have spoke to dave tonight and he told me.I have got concerns about my pups behaviour that is the same way bred did the vet say if it was hereditory.atb dell

[declan1]

poacher3161, on Nov 2 2009, 09:32 PM, said:

Sorry to hear about your dog i have spoke to dave tonight and he told me.I have got concerns about my pups behaviour that is the same way bred did the vet say if it was hereditory.atb dell

We didn't ask the vet whether it is hereditary. They can't be sure what was wrong with her, they seem to think that there was a brain problem, perhaps developmental, or an underlying brain problem that has been triggered by something, even a tumor. I think that this was just really bad luck. I will phone the vet for you tomorrow though.

Going back to the low glucose thing - there was a long time 40 mins at least between her having the fit and getting into the vet, if my husband had known he could have given her something sugary (honey or fruit juice) we just dont know whether that would have made a difference. Casey hadn't been out properly for a couple of weeks as she had stitches and yesterday morning it was freezing and she was shivering and not herself on her walk so i'm still not ruling out low glucose levels/over exertion this can kill if not treated quick enough. Have a look at this http://www.petplace....dogs/page1.aspx

Afetr asking around what has happened to Casey is rare, we are devestated. Hope your pup is ok, I'm sure it will be

[poacher3161]

declan1, on Nov 2 2009, 11:17 PM, said:

poacher3161, on Nov 2 2009, 09:32 PM, said:

Sorry to hear about your dog i have spoke to dave tonight and he told me.I have got concerns about my pups behaviour that is the same way bred did the vet say if it was hereditory.atb dell

We didn't ask the vet whether it is hereditary. They can't be sure what was wrong with her, they seem to think that there was a brain problem, perhaps developmental, or an underlying brain problem that has been triggered by something, even a tumor. I think that this was just really bad luck. I will phone the vet for you tomorrow though.

Going back to the low glucose thing - there was a long time 40 mins at least between her having the fit and getting into the vet, if my husband had known he could have given her something sugary (honey or fruit juice) we just dont know whether that would have made a difference. Casey hadn't been out properly for a couple of weeks as she had stitches and yesterday morning it was freezing and she was shivering and not herself on her walk so i'm still not ruling out low glucose levels/over exertion this can kill if not treated quick enough. Have a look at this http://www.petplace....dogs/page1.aspx

Afetr asking around what has happened to Casey is rare, we are devestated. Hope your pup is ok, I'm sure it will be

Thanks alot much appreciated.Take care and all the best.dell.