Those with danes

[SlitherinSisters]

I think my mom's dane is a goner this year He's 8 now and has really gone downhill the past month or so. He started having a strange cough and a couple odd episodes in which he would back up and not move. I don't live at home, so I don't know exactly what he was doing. My mom called me yesterday and said he had a seizure It's so sad that they don't live very long, he's too young! Mom is even really crazy about him not running too much or getting too worked up because their hearts are too small for their bodies. I'm not sure if it matters, but she does her best to keep him calm and relaxed in fear that he'll have a heart attack or something. My dalmatian had seizures all the time and was on meds for epilepsy, but it's a common thing in old dalmatians. He went to the vet after the two minor episodes and the cough, and he checked out. The vet wants to see if he continues to get seizures or if it was just a fluke, then do blood work, and possibly put him on meds. He also moves really slow, I call him Eeyore.

Anyone else have experience with this or know if getting seizures in old age is normal for danes? We all knew it was coming, but it still sucks. This poor guy had a rough life. My mom adopted him at 5 and he had already been through two rescue homes. He was found at a year old tied to tree for the entire first year of his life!

I had to post pictures of the goof



Onyx and Herky, Herky is 3, both were rescued.