[Dailydrool] Seizure help

[Hinchliffe at aol.com]

I'd really appreciate any help or advice anyone could give that I could  pass 
on to a friend.  Her sweet 14-year-old girl has had two major seizures  in 
the past three days-- first ones in her life.  The vet can't figure out  the 
cause.  She's on antibiotics in case it's an infection (her temperature  was 
103).  They may put her on phenobarbitol this week, even though they  don't know 
what's causing it.  (She doesn't move much or go anywhere, so  they're pretty 
positive it's not poisons or anything ingested.  An MRI  might be indicated, 
but given her age and health, they wouldn't do anything  invasive or major even 
if they did figure out what's causing it, and with her  underlying heart 
problem they don't want to sedate her for the test.)
 
Anyway, she's concerned about doing all she can to ease her dog's suffering  
during the seizures.  (I was babysittting her yesterday for Easter, and she  
had one, so now I'm concerned about what to do too, since I babysit for her  
often.)
 
If anyone has any kind of similar experience (late and sudden onset of  
seizures with no other symptoms or warnings), or general advice about what to do  
during seizures to help, my friend and I would be really grateful to hear from  
you.
 
Thanks.
 
Worried Beth H. (Duchess ATB and Blueberry ATB)
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