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I recently had my 10 month old puppy spayed. About nine days ago. All went well. The staff at the veterinary hospital were efficient, personable with my puppy, etc.

I received instructions regarding postoperative care and followed them. About five nights after the surgery, she was lying next to me on the couch, and ready to fall asleep. When I looked over at her, I noticed that her head was shaking minimally from side to side…like with Parkinson in humans. Her eyes were open and yet when I passed my hand across her line of vision, she did not blink. It took me quite some time to get her to "wake up".

So, I’m thinking a petite mall seizure? The next day she threw up. Since then, nothing. No tremors, no nausea or vomiting. She is back to her perky, excited, "puppyness".

I texted the clinic where she had her surgery and described what had happened. The vet said that they had never had that type of reaction, but that with anesthesia nothing is impossible. She suggested that if it happened again, I videotape so that I can show it to our veterinarian.

Anyone have any idea what could cause such a thing? I’ve been so worried.

The only thing that helps me not be completely hysterical is when I remember that she is very twitchy when she sleeps/dreams.

Any input???

[This message edited by WhatsRight at 11:51 PM, Wednesday, December 7th]

WhatsRight, I really appreciated your empathic post to me on the loss of my dear old dog, my best-ever Baby.

I would have freaked out, too, trying to wake her up.

Random thoughts on this episode: what breed puppy? Some breeds are prone to seizures, I understand.

The fact it was 9 days after the operation and you followed all the post-op directions, like keeping her calm and not letting her lick her sutures, bodes well that she didn't tear something internally.

But pull up her lip and look at her gums, normal pink? If they seem pale, I'd take her in for a quick check. Not to alarm you, but our vet thinks our old boy must have been experiencing some internal bleeding and reabsorbing blood for a few days before the crisis that killed him. Yet his gums weren't pale, either....so even that's not a sure sign.

Anesthesia can have some weird effects, but 9 days after seems like too long to still be in her system.

So scary. Are you giving any new meds for pain/infection? If so I would check to see if that could be contributory.
I also was going to recommend you video it IF it happens again, and also maybe research if your pup is a breed that is know for seizures. Like w/ me I know there are certain blood lines of labs that are notorious for having seizures. One thing I always make sure of is that blood lines are clear of that issue, but even if your sweet girl does have a seizure disorder there are many great medications to manage this.

I hope she continues to heal up well.

My pup was recently diagnosed with seizures. The vet was not taking my concerns seriously so I took a video of an episode and it was indeed a seizure. I forget what kind his are but they are not caused by a tumor and they don't do any damage. Since his are not very frequent we don't need to medicate him. We were told that they are upsetting for us to watch but he is fine and does not realize what happened.

My boy throws up, falls over, his limbs stiffen and his jaw shakes. All that only lasts about a minute and then he is fine.

Even if it was a seizure chances are he will be fine.