fellman 116 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 has anyone ever had a terrier HAVE A FIT AFTER A HARD DIG? DONT reply if you ahve nothing constructive to say id just like some advice! yis fellman Quote Link to post
higgins 75 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 has anyone ever had a terrier HAVE A FIT AFTER A HARD DIG? DONT reply if you ahve nothing constructive to say id just like some advice! yis fellman I have seen this happen during a dig,also during a mating.The dog recovered quickly and was generally a fit and healthy young dog,i think there was a large percentage of Border Terrier in it's breeding,and i know some Borders are susceptible to epileptic fits etc;I just put it down to experience and think that was the reason.What symptons did thbe terrier in question display? Higgins. Quote Link to post
bud9 79 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 has anyone ever had a terrier HAVE A FIT AFTER A HARD DIG? DONT reply if you ahve nothing constructive to say id just like some advice! yis fellman a few weeks back me and a couple of lads from the site were out when we dug a fox my old dog afterwords was stagering about like had a good few drinks but he was just drained Quote Link to post
fellman 116 Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 (edited) he had a HARD dig on sunday and last night ,when i went to lock up the kennels and feed he dropped onto his bed and had a slight fit out for about 30 seconds then staggering around ....im guessing there is no possibility its a one off? no other symptoms hes a normal dog , sore from the work but normal otherwise.... yis fellman no border blood either .... Edited March 10, 2011 by fellman Quote Link to post
bud9 79 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 he had a HARD dig on sunday and last night ,when i went to lock up the kennels and feed he dropped onto his bed and had a slight fit out for about 30 seconds then staggering around ....im guessing there is no possibility its a one off? no other symptoms hes a normal dog , sore from the work but normal otherwise.... yis fellman no border blood either .... what age is your dog if hes a fair age mate then it might be that Quote Link to post
fellman 116 Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 he had a HARD dig on sunday and last night ,when i went to lock up the kennels and feed he dropped onto his bed and had a slight fit out for about 30 seconds then staggering around ....im guessing there is no possibility its a one off? no other symptoms hes a normal dog , sore from the work but normal otherwise.... yis fellman no border blood either .... what age is your dog if hes a fair age mate then it might be that hes 2 1/2 Quote Link to post
southdurham 42 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 had terrier after dig had one then had then a few times a year afterwards never bothered him only lasted about amin if that Quote Link to post
steveS.Yorks 161 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 I had one that fitted ocassionally,never when working though? Some other pups in the same litter did it as well so im guessing it was herditeary? I took him to the vets once after a fairly bad fit and the vet rekoned a mild bout of distemper when young could cause fits in later life,he never had distemper to my knowledge. Doubt it will be easy to find the cause,maybe a blood sugar level test at the vets could be worth a go? Quote Link to post
STUNTMAN 552 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Yes I've seen it in terrier that were tightly bred and also in foxhounds. I believe the terriers it was a hereditary trait brought out in the in-breeding. The hounds It could not be determined if it was food, water or general conditions as the hound were not related or tightly bred. Both were determined as epileptic fits. The terriers were PTS and the hound went on a low dose of barbiturates and continued to hunt well. The hounds BTW were affected by this as 6 plus year olds the terriers were under two and like others on here were being stressed at the time. 1 Quote Link to post
moddey-dhoo 39 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 has anyone ever had a terrier HAVE A FIT AFTER A HARD DIG? DONT reply if you ahve nothing constructive to say id just like some advice! yis fellman what has your vet said ? Quote Link to post
fellman 116 Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 has anyone ever had a terrier HAVE A FIT AFTER A HARD DIG? DONT reply if you ahve nothing constructive to say id just like some advice! yis fellman what has your vet said ? my vet has stapled the dog up and has no clue if its a one off or going to be a regular theing THAT why im asking questions ....... its no life for a terrier to be on tablets everyday and not being able to work ................ im asking for advice off here you anythign constructive to add??? Quote Link to post
STUNTMAN 552 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Fellman break the link in the chain.....PTS those terriers once its been determined like you said its no life. Quote Link to post
moddey-dhoo 39 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 has anyone ever had a terrier HAVE A FIT AFTER A HARD DIG? DONT reply if you ahve nothing constructive to say id just like some advice! yis fellman what has your vet said ? my vet has stapled the dog up and has no clue if its a one off or going to be a regular theing THAT why im asking questions ....... its no life for a terrier to be on tablets everyday and not being able to work ................ im asking for advice off here you anythign constructive to add??? when it comes to dogs health i think the vet is the best place the dog could of had a mini heart attack, stroke or a fit i don't know what happen and if you on here asking you don't know if your unhappy with your vet move on Quote Link to post
Moorsman 17 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Stuntman as nailed it in my opinion to tight in the breeding if I'm wrong i.ll hold my hand up but I reckon after 2yrs on that's when you.ll start to see odd behaver just when they should ie be starting setteling down Quote Link to post
fellman 116 Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Fellman break the link in the chain.....PTS those terriers once its been determined like you said its no life. thats what will happen , when/if he has another it will be his last .... yis fellman Quote Link to post
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