Beagle Blog

Last Friday night, I could hear a noise, I went out to see what my beagle was up to, to find that he was convulsing. He was foaming at the mouth, and was unconcious. Luckily, I used to work with people with intellectual disabilities, and seen many epileptic seizures. I held him for the remaining minute that he convulsed, and then sat there petting him as he lay stil for a further two minutes before coming round. My very confused and frightened beagle then ran into my room, and barked for about 20 minutes, he would not let anyone near him, warning us with barks and growls. We left him in there with the door open until he decided to approach us. The after hours vet told me that it may be a one-off, but the vet I took him to the next day said he may have juvenile epilepsy. Does anyone else reading this have a pet with epilepsy? Please tell me your experiences.

Over the last week, I have noticed Bosco vomiting some mornings. The vomit is a yellow bile. I wasn’t concerned at first, but it continued to occur. I thought I would do a quick google search to see if anyone else was having this problem. After visiting many websites, the general idea was that some dogs have gastric issues, and there were many treatments including antacids and changing diet. A lot of people have had success by feeding their dog right before they go to bed.

I am going to try this tonight, hopefully I will see a change in Bosco. Please comment if you have had similar experience.

**NOTE** In all cases of gastric issues that I saw, all dogs were otherwise healthy and happy (including Bosco). If your dog is vomiting, and is not happy or healthy, see a vet immediately.

Have you ever heard of The Wandering Jew? Legend tells of a Jew who taunted Jesus on his way to his crucifixion, and then was condemned to wander the earth aimlessly until Jesus’ second coming.

This is leading somewhere believe it or not!.

Today there is a plant called Wandering Jew, and I became aware of it when I noticed my Beagle had horrible pimple-like sores on his belly accompanied with a rash. I took him to the vet and she told me that Bosco had an allergy to Wandering Jew and its variations (which is common for most dogs). Bosco needed a course of pain killers and anti-biotics and he recovered well after about a week. Wandering Jew also had the name Wandering Willie, which sounds funnier.

Anyway, if you see your beagle with a rash or sores on his tummy take him to the vet and get him checked out for contact allergies like wandering Jew. Please comment if you have had any experience with Canine contact allergies.