Don't panic if you see your dog having a fit because a pet that can feel your nervousness would be more stressed. Watching a seizing dog would be very stressful for a pet parent especially if it is the first seizing episode of the pet. It is not uncommon for pet owners to treat the dog as their baby thus watching the pet in obvious pain would be very upsetting. Watching the pet in a seizing episode would really break your heart but the thought that the pet does not really feel pain is comforting. A panicking pet owner will not help the dog at all given that when the nervousness of the owner is sensed, the dog will be more stressed.
Keep calm, you need to have a clear head to be able to help your seizing pet. Make sure to get other dogs and other pets out of the way. This is to prevent other pets from attacking the seizing dog. During a seizing episode the dog will lose control of its movements.
As such measures must be made to keep the dog safe from sustaining further injuries. Slide the dog away from stairs. As the dog will thrash its head and body uncontrollably, you need to slide the dog away from hard objects.
Seizing dogs cannot swallow their tongue and anyone reaching into the mouth can get bitten instead. A seizing dog cannot control the opening and the closing of the jaws and the process can get the tongue bitten. After the seizure, a pet with wounded tongue would find it difficult to eat. Tongue injuries can be prevented by placing a strip of rolled cloth across the tongue so that even if the teeth locks, the tongue will not get bitten.
Place a pillow or a folded towel under the dog's head to make to make it more comfortable. Seizing dogs often lose control of their bladder. After the seizure, the dog is noticed to be disoriented and may have lost hearing and vision as well. By placing a towel under the dog to soak the urine will prevent the dog from falling after the seizure. Staying with the pet in a dimmed room will calm the seizing pet. Cluster seizures can last for about 45 minutes, others will be over in a matter if seconds. The soothing voice of the master would do a lot to calm the pet.
Keep calm, you need to have a clear head to be able to help your seizing pet. Make sure to get other dogs and other pets out of the way. This is to prevent other pets from attacking the seizing dog. During a seizing episode the dog will lose control of its movements.
As such measures must be made to keep the dog safe from sustaining further injuries. Slide the dog away from stairs. As the dog will thrash its head and body uncontrollably, you need to slide the dog away from hard objects.
Seizing dogs cannot swallow their tongue and anyone reaching into the mouth can get bitten instead. A seizing dog cannot control the opening and the closing of the jaws and the process can get the tongue bitten. After the seizure, a pet with wounded tongue would find it difficult to eat. Tongue injuries can be prevented by placing a strip of rolled cloth across the tongue so that even if the teeth locks, the tongue will not get bitten.
Place a pillow or a folded towel under the dog's head to make to make it more comfortable. Seizing dogs often lose control of their bladder. After the seizure, the dog is noticed to be disoriented and may have lost hearing and vision as well. By placing a towel under the dog to soak the urine will prevent the dog from falling after the seizure. Staying with the pet in a dimmed room will calm the seizing pet. Cluster seizures can last for about 45 minutes, others will be over in a matter if seconds. The soothing voice of the master would do a lot to calm the pet.
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