¿Qué hacer si tu perro tiene un ATAQUE EPILÉCTICO? 🧠🐶 | KIWOKO ✅🐶

Foreign. You don't know how bad it was for me. When Rolo had his first epileptic seizure years ago. I didn't know how to react in that situation. I didn't know what I had to do to make my dog get better. In this video, we're going to see what epilepsy is, what its symptoms are, how to identify it, and above all, how to act when faced with such an unpleasant situation. The day Rolo had his first epileptic seizure was a completely normal day. We had arranged to meet some friends to spend the day at their house in the countryside. There were also other dogs that he got along great with. And throughout the day, Rolo behaved very strangely. For about two or five minutes. I noticed it and thought, what's going on? And suddenly he started to have seizures. But until that moment, we didn't know what compulsions were. My friends didn't know how to react. The dogs around him were super nervous. Rolo wouldn't stop having seizures. And I was freaking out because I didn't know how to behave in this situation. I didn't know if I should do anything or leave him alone. I was completely lost. I couldn't believe what I was experiencing. And I had no idea that Rolo could have an epileptic seizure. I mean, I couldn't have imagined it at all. Having prior information about what epilepsy is or how to treat this situation would have surely helped me a lot when it came to identifying the situation and knowing what to do. But let's take it one step at a time, as we said. Do you know what epilepsy is? Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that causes a series of recurrent seizures caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. You might think that epilepsy can affect older dogs, adults, seniors, but unfortunately it can affect your dog at any age. You also have to keep in mind that it also affects any breed. But it is true that there are breeds that are more prone to suffer from them, such as the husky, the German shepherd, the beagle, the poodle, among others. In addition, there are different types of epilepsy, differentiating the type of seizure that the animal suffers. And on the other hand, we can distinguish the cause that produces this epilepsy regarding the type of seizure that the animal suffers. Regarding this epilepsy, we can identify these types of epilepsy. Focal epilepsy, where an exclusive part of the animal's body has that type of seizure. On the other hand, generalized epilepsy causes the entire body to have that seizure, where all the muscles are super tense. On the other hand, we also have focal epilepsy that can become generalized epilepsy. On the other hand, we can also identify the cause that has produced this epilepsy, where we can identify the following types of epilepsy. On the one hand, we have idiopathic epilepsy. In this type of epilepsy, unfortunately, the cause of this epilepsy is unknown, but it is understood in some cases that this epilepsy may be marked by some genetic trait of the dog. On the other hand, we can identify symptomatic epilepsy, where the factor that causes this epilepsy can be known. And we can identify the brain injuries such as tumors, trauma, neurological diseases, metabolic disorders, and even epilepsy caused by poisoning. Okay, we have already seen the context of what epilepsy is in technical, veterinary terms, and why it can occur in your dog. But now we are going to see the part that will help you know how to cope with this situation. The important thing is to know how to identify the symptoms that precede the epileptic seizure. Keep in mind that these symptoms occur in four different phases. In the first phase, the prodromal phase, we can see changes in our dog's behavior that start two minutes before the epileptic seizure. And you can even see them days before. What are these changes in behavior? You may see your dog much more nervous, clinging to you, hiding, or even doing things that make you say, what is he doing? How strange. Quote. In phase two, called the oraphase, this epileptic seizure begins where we can see the following symptoms. In our incredible separation anxiety, he becomes very attached to his family member and he may also vomit. In phase three, called the ichtyenzo phase, which is what the actual seizures are, where we can see that the animal is already convulsing a lot. His body becomes very rigid. And we can also identify some loss of consciousness, even fainting. This phase can last from a few seconds to several minutes. And in the fourth and final phase, the post ICT phase is the phase where their body gradually recovers. They have just suffered an epileptic seizure and are exhausted. So when they have regained consciousness, we can see that they are disoriented, hungry, thirsty, they don't even know where they are. And in some cases, we can even see that they are a little aggressive. One thing you have to keep in mind, and that is very common in epileptic seizures in dogs, is that due to the muscle tension they suffer during those seconds or minutes while they are convulsing they produce a large amount of saliva and they may even pee. And now let's get into the most important part, which is knowing how to act if your dog is suffering an epileptic seizure. When Rolo had his first epileptic seizure, and after visiting his vet, he gave me a series of guidelines on how to act in this situation. And the first thing you have to keep in mind and do is stay calm. It sounds like I'm telling a joke when I tell you to stay calm, when I was the first one who didn't. I know it's hard, but it's very important that you do, because during the epileptic seizure episode, you can't do anything for the animal. Therefore, it's essential that you feel like you're by their side, that you're calm, and that you can even record the situation if it were to happen, so that you can later show it to your vet. I know it's very hard, but being able to time how long the epileptic seizure lasts can be of great help to your vet. Under no circumstances should you try to open or stick out your dog's tongue, as it could hurt both them and you. As a final recommendation, you should let your dog finish convulsing so that they can be more relaxed, have regained consciousness, and you can take them to the vet so that they can perform the pertinent tests. After performing them, you can identify what caused the epileptic seizure and prescribe the appropriate treatment. Subsequently, they will monitor the situation so that it cannot happen again, and your dog will be able to lead a completely normal life, always. Based on the recommendations that your veterinarian makes, depending on the type of epilepsy he has had, I can confirm that when we experienced Rolo's epileptic seizures, which were several, if I had had this information beforehand, it would have helped me a lot to know how to act in this situation. So I hope that these steps, these guidelines, will be helpful to you in the event that you unfortunately have to experience it, and that you at least keep them in mind so that you can apply them. No.