My golden retriever did something strange today, in fact twice (my son
observed it this morning. I saw it tonight). She would be quietly laying
down than get up but one of her front paws would be drawn up close to her
body, her tail tucked under her and a somewhat glassy look in her eyes. I
would call her to me and she will come but unable to walk normally, kind of
shaky like, she would sort of walk/crawl towards me alternating the paw that
would be held up close to her body. It is hard to describe really but she
was not acting normally for about 3 minutes. I would sit on the floor with
her an pet her and she gets really close to me as if she is scared. After
about 3 minutes she seems normal. Walking normally, tail wagging. She
doesn't lose consciousness or bladder/bowl. She will come when I say 'come'
so she is aware. It is weird. What is going on? BTW this happened one other
time almost a year ago. I noticed it happening only once that day may have
happened again I don't know but these 3 times I was home and obviously
noticed. She could have had numerous of these episodes for all I know. I am
not home every minute of the day.

I forgot to mention she is 7 years old and has been otherwise very health
and active.

"Goldlexus" wrote in message
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My golden retriever did something strange today, in fact twice (my son
observed it this morning. I saw it tonight). She would be quietly laying
down than get up but one of her front paws would be drawn up close to her
body, her tail tucked under her and a somewhat glassy look in her eyes. I
would call her to me and she will come but unable to walk normally, kind
of shaky like, she would sort of walk/crawl towards me alternating the paw
that would be held up close to her body. It is hard to describe really but
she was not acting normally for about 3 minutes. I would sit on the floor
with her an pet her and she gets really close to me as if she is scared.
After about 3 minutes she seems normal. Walking normally, tail wagging.
She doesn't lose consciousness or bladder/bowl. She will come when I say
'come' so she is aware. It is weird. What is going on? BTW this happened
one other time almost a year ago. I noticed it happening only once that
day may have happened again I don't know but these 3 times I was home and
obviously noticed. She could have had numerous of these episodes for all I
know. I am not home every minute of the day.

Response from "Goldlexus" :

"Goldlexus" wrote in message
news:Gbvyi.4314$z83.1572@trndny09...
My golden retriever did something strange today, in fact twice (my
son observed it this morning. I saw it tonight). She would be quietly
laying down than get up but one of her front paws would be drawn up
close to her body, her tail tucked under her and a somewhat glassy
look in her eyes. I would call her to me and she will come but unable
to walk normally, kind of shaky like, she would sort of walk/crawl
towards me alternating the paw that would be held up close to her
body. It is hard to describe really but she was not acting normally
for about 3 minutes. I would sit on the floor with her an pet her and
she gets really close to me as if she is scared. After about 3
minutes she seems normal. Walking normally, tail wagging. She doesn't
lose consciousness or bladder/bowl. She will come when I say 'come'
so she is aware. It is weird. What is going on? BTW this happened
one other time almost a year ago. I noticed it happening only once
that day may have happened again I don't know but these 3 times I was
home and obviously noticed. She could have had numerous of these
episodes for all I know. I am not home every minute of the day.

I forgot to mention she is 7 years old and has been otherwise very
health and active.

Just a related memory that comes to mind. Growing up one of our dogs,
Otto (God rest his soul) would seize *every* single time it thundered
outside.

It was determined that he had some brain abnormality, for lack of proper
term, that caused him to have seizures whenever he experienced shock.

Admittedly, as a stupid young kid I tried several things to scare him
into a seizure. Granted, not for the purpose of hurting him, but I am
sure the result was just that. Anyway, he never seized based upon my
actions.

Thunderstorms only.

So, has she experienced any trauma? Mean children? Eat some mushrooms
in the yard? Eat a dead squirrel? I have no technical experience, but
based on the general attitude of this group, if you have not already,
please, contact your local veterinary hospital and seek assistance.

A seizure is not a light matter.

What is her name by the way?

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"Goldlexus" wrote in message
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My golden retriever did something strange today, in fact twice (my son
observed it this morning. I saw it tonight).

..........Perhaps a good physical exam and bloodwork is in order. It sounds
like a kind of seizure. Sometimes there's no discernable reason for them,
sometimes they're physical in origin. Because it happened twice in one day,
I'd get the pup checked out.

buglady
take out the dog before replying

Her name is Lexus. She hasn't had any trauma. She is afraid of certain
noises but doesn't react they
way she did yesterday plus I didn't hear those noises that she doesn't like.
The only thing that has me thinking is she stole a couple of medium sized
bbque steaks off
the counter and ate them really really fast. The steaks were somewhat
charred (pink in the middle but we like them
charred on the outside). She did vomit last night ,24hrs later after eating
the steaks we expected her to vomit them up early than that, (& hours after
the 'siezure' activity), it looked steak like. Maybe her body is having some
kind of reaction to the charcoal/charred stuff on the steak?
This morning she is acting normally like a typical happy content Golden
Retriever soaking up all the 'are you okay' attention.
We will have to take a wait n see approach as to when to take her to the
vet. I have been out of work for 3 months but will be going back to work in
a couple of weeks.
Thanks for your response I will keep you posted on how she is doing.

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I forgot to mention she is 7 years old and has been otherwise very
health and active.

Just a related memory that comes to mind. Growing up one of our dogs,
Otto (God rest his soul) would seize *every* single time it thundered
outside.

It was determined that he had some brain abnormality, for lack of proper
term, that caused him to have seizures whenever he experienced shock.

Admittedly, as a stupid young kid I tried several things to scare him
into a seizure. Granted, not for the purpose of hurting him, but I am
sure the result was just that. Anyway, he never seized based upon my
actions.

Thunderstorms only.

So, has she experienced any trauma? Mean children? Eat some mushrooms
in the yard? Eat a dead squirrel? I have no technical experience, but
based on the general attitude of this group, if you have not already,
please, contact your local veterinary hospital and seek assistance.

A seizure is not a light matter.

What is her name by the way?

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In article EJEyi.11952$5y3.11738@trndny07,
Goldlexus wrote:
Her name is Lexus. She hasn't had any trauma. She is afraid of certain
noises but doesn't react they
way she did yesterday plus I didn't hear those noises that she doesn't like.

There are countless things that can trigger seizures, if
indeed those were seizures. I had one dog whose pituitary
tumor caused cluster seizures, and I've got one dog now
whose only seizure was triggered by eating moose poop.
There might be a clear cause or there may be no proximate
cause.

If she's clustering (3 seizures in 24 hours) it's important
to get to a vet and start working to get the seizures under
control. Matt (Rocky's a Dog) is a great canine epilepsy
resource and I expect will resurface here shortly, after he
recovers from his travels/travails.
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Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

"Goldlexus" said in
rec.pets.dogs.health:

My golden retriever did something strange today, in fact
twice (my son observed it this morning. I saw it tonight).
She would be quietly laying down than get up but one of her
front paws would be drawn up close to her body, her tail
tucked under her and a somewhat glassy look in her eyes. I
would call her to me and she will come but unable to walk
normally, kind of shaky like, she would sort of walk/crawl
towards me alternating the paw that would be held up close
to her body. It is hard to describe really but she was not
acting normally for about 3 minutes.

It could be a number of things. For example, a relatively
mild seizure or the aftereffects of a more major seizure.

As buglady wrote, bloodwork is the first step - there are
medical issues which can initiate seizures. A vet exam is a
relatively inexpensive way of ruling out a bunch of stuff.

While you're waiting for your appointment, read through the
sites in my links list, especially the first, and see if
anything applies to Lexus' situation.
http://www.rocky-dog.com/Links/LinksMenu.html#health

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--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.