It could be a seizure - but seizures I experience with a previous dog were not like that.

Lip licking can also be a sign of nausea or discomfort in the mouth. My mother's dog recently was at the vets for this for a few days - she also appeared to have abdominal pain, ended up being it was bad teeth.

 

When my dog did have a seizure, I always knew it was coming because she would seek me out, and try to throw herself in my lap.

When it was done, she would always have uncontrolled pee and throw up.

 

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I had a dog that had seizures, her first ones she did not "shake" she would stiff and stopped breathing, I know with humans there are many types of seizures and one of them is continuous motions (I forget the technical name) I would suggest talking to your vet about this,

 

One of the more manifestations of a seizure is repetitive behavior. The location of the repeated behavior (foot stomping, vocal sounds, lip smacking, etc) is due to the location of the seizure. Seizures can also progress - going from one area of the brain to another, which causes a change in the location of the movements. Information on the location and pattern of the movements helps identify the type of seizure and most effective treatment.
Confusion and extreme fatigue are common after a seizure. Think of having all of the normal days worth of brain activity compacted into into a few minutes.

That said, licking lips can be a reaction to medication, a sign of nausea or the result of a snack.

Good luck.

 

It doesn't sound like a seizure to me. Honestly? It sounds like he had to go really badly and knew he was to the point where he was going to have an accident in the house and that was distressing him.

 

I've had an epileptic Golden and none of his seizures were ever like that.

There are other types of Seizures I've heard of, but none sounded like that.

You should discuss with your Vet.

Were there any abnormal things going on? Earthquake? Storms? Anything out of the ordinary? Diet changes?

 

Unfortunately I had one dog with seizures - I had to learn that seizures can increase in frequency and severity. When Cassie had her first seizure I completely came undone. She came out of what we thought was the first one but what the think was her second one was the one she never came out of. Since then I've learned of liver problems with some of her family members just like she had.

I don't know if your dog had a seizure, but I can offer you a website that really helped me out. Each time I wrote to them they wrote right back and were very helpful all the way to the time when we lost Cassie. I'm *not* suggesting that your dog has the same health issues as my Cassie, but this site is very, very supportive and if you don't find the answers you seek you can absolutely write to them.

Best of luck - it could very well have been something he ate that didn't agree.

http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/seizures_overview_cause_treatment.htm

 

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and advice, since losing Jake so suddenly I worry about everything out of the ordinary...

Hopefully it is nothing, to answer some of your questions I don't think Duke had to go to the bathroom as both dogs were out a couple hours earlier and he hadn't eaten or drank anything since, but it's possible.

He isn't on any medication and doesn't have any other health issues. He had some blood work a few weeks ago and all was good. Maybe he has a bladder infection?

I have an vet appointment next week for Cody and will ask her about it at that time.

 

My 7 year old Eli had a few similar episodes and when I described them to the vet he said he thought it was probably a seizure. The first was early Oct 2008 he laid on the floor across the room and just stared at me in an odd way, I asked him if he was ok and he struggled a little to get up and very awkwardly stumbled over to me from about 10 feet away, it was as though his back legs had no strength in them and he looked very frightened from not knowing what was happening to him. His mouth was held tightly shut in a wrenched way and he drooled, no loss of consciousness.

The second time it happened was late December 2008 and he had that wobbly gait again, trying to walk back the hall to me.

 

My Finn occasionally has seizures like that rather than a full blown one- it sounds very much the same. The shaky back legs, stopping for no reason. . .Deep sleep and various stresses like a drug or pesticide can lower seizure thresholds even in dogs w/out epilepsy in dogs surprisingly easily.Finn has that reaction to pine-based floor cleaners like pinesol. Simple valium( diazepam/diastat ) can halt a seizure , and is a nice comfort to have in a first aid kit if you are worried about your dog.

 

Ljilly28: Interesting that deep sleep can be a factor, Duke was sleeping just before this started.

 

Could he have possibly been overheated? Here are a couple of the symptoms overheating can cause:

• Profuse and rapid panting
• Bright red tongue
• Thick drooling saliva
• Wide eyes with a glassy look
• Lack of coordination

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Kally76: I don't think he was overheated, this was 11pm so temps were very cool. He had been sleeping before this started, other than the panting he didn't show any of these symptoms.

I will be talking to my vet next week about this. Hopefully it was just an isolated incident.

 

It could have been a mild seizure.
My Keeper had one, we deduced it was likely cause by toxicity caused by liver issues. She never had another in the next 18 months so it can surely be a "one time" thing. Keep a close eye on Duke and talk to your vet to decide how you want to progress.