There are numerous reasons. But he needs to get to a vet immediately.

Elly is right. All those seizures are literally frying your dog's brain, and you need a vet to give medications NOW to get them to stop. The brain damage caused by seizures is permanent. You can figure out why the seizures have occurred once the poor dog is resting comfortably at the vets.

Please get the cat to the vet.

After the seizure, he acts so strangely - running around, bumping into everything, sticking his head in a corner and doing a bark/whine noise until I turn him around.

The post seizure behavior that you describe is very typical. They are disorientated and need time to get their memory back.

I am sure by now that you have seen a vet and have gotten meds.

Seizures don't necessarily do permanent damage ... but whatever is causing the seizures is usually pretty serious. Especially for older pets....

When our older dog started having seizures, our vet suggested making sure that he had plenty of water and food after a seizure, because their blood sugar can drop making them feel very hungry and thirsty. And in addition to the seizure medication, we also got some doggie valium, to help calm him down for those post-seizure episodes.

Best of luck to you and your pet.

Hi!Not sure if you have already contacted your vet but my sweet Annie(l4 years old) starting having seizures. The final answer we received after many many tests was that she had epilepsy.. She just started having seizures,we found the part after was actually worse than the seizure itself. I know how very frightening it is and how helpless you feel. Other than contacting a specialist immediately you might want to look into a group on line...I believe I got there by typing in Canine Epilepsy.com and that led me to a very informative group of people with the same problems I believe the website was something like EPIL.com. Best of luck and if ever you need to ask me about my Annie feel free to.

On July 17th our 13 year old lab mix had what I thought was a stroke. I had just walked past him two minutes earlier, was in the kitchen and heard him do his special bark he does when he can't get to me. He was lying down, had lost control of his bowels, was panting, eyes were twitching and could not get up. I called the vet and was told to bring him in asap. By the time the vet arrived (about 1 1/2 hours after the episode) Sorrow (our dog) could stand up a little. The vet checked him out and said he had a brain tumor. Sorrow was given a shot of cortisone and thankfully came home with me. We have been so fortunate with him, he hasn't had another seizure yet, he made his summertime trip to the Bahamas, and still plays ball every evening. He has slowed down, his sense of smell and hearing aren't what they used to be but he is 13! We also have another dog, Joy, who is epileptic but not so bad ( 1 or 2 seizures a year) that she is on medication. Getting your animal and diagnosed asap is vital.