Cocker Spaniel Seizure Advice
Our 14 year old cocker had a seizure lasting 4 mins last night. He takes no medications. for about a year he eats no pet shop foods only home cooked food but has become very choosy past few months so it's a struggle to get him to eat as normal as he once did..... I am not sure he is getting right nutrients? he nibbles on and off and also lickes his food instead of biting in to it ( thats new ) He has a few soft tissue swellings on his under belly, been there about 2 yrs. Vet said ( When I used to take him there) fatty tissue. They look more than that now and one is slightly seeping. We do not want surgery for him as he is otherwise ( until last night ) well and lively enough. I would be grateful for any advice on what to add to his diet. he eats mostly organic, filtered water, and raw milk in small amounts. Has taken raw milk for about a year. Although his preference is water. I note the VCO and will start him with this today. He is about 12/13 kg how much VCO a day should he get? Can I give me Magnesium that we use? He is a beautiful white spaniel with toffee colour ears.... the seizure was awful to watch it took so much out of him after it was over, he was disorientated for around 30 mins. How can I help him with the seizure issue and also his diet? I live in the UK. he loves yoghurt and organ fruit in the mornings. Very grateful for any advice.
Kentucky
03/22/2025
★★★★★
From my notes:
Essential oil on Animals (same as Humans) - Seizures: Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Orange, Tangerine, Frankincense. Add 1–2 drops of oil to shampoo. One to two drops of essential oil is all that is necessary on animals, as they respond much more quickly to the essential oils than do humans. Vegetable oil can be added to extend essential oils over larger areas and to heavily dilute the essential oil for use on smaller animals, especially cats.
One Saturday in February, my husband woke me up by yelling from the living room for me to bring my oils. Our dog, Buddy, (a mutt from the pound, age approx. 7+ years) was lying on the floor and all of his muscles were completely seized up and tensed to the point where we couldn't move any part of his body. I had most of my oils in my large case and the Higley reference guide at my side. I put 4 or 5 drops of lavender oil in my husband's hand and he put that on Buddy's paws, ears and all over his back and legs, anywhere he was tense that we could reach. We followed the lavender with Peace and Calming (essential oil is a gentle, sweet blend of Ylang Ylang, Orange, Tangerine, Patchouli, and Blue Tansy), Valor and frankincense applied the same way. Those four were the oils I was drawn to by instinct. We massaged him and continued to stroke and pet him during and after the application of oils and after about 10 minutes he was able to get up and to the door to go outside and run around. In between applying oils I looked up the info on animals as well as the info on seizures and strokes ( we weren't sure what kind of episode he was having), just to make sure my instincts were near to on target (which they were). We had plans to travel about an hour out of town to visit with family, and kept Buddy with us the whole day just to be sure he was ok. When I tell this story to people they tell me about how their dog(s) had seizures and had to be put on steroids and eventually put down because of the seizures.
Hope this helps…
