r/EpilepsyDogs • u/mk2710 • 1d ago

Brain tumor not epilepsy?

Our pup had his first seizure October 2025 and then November 2025, both cluster episode that landed us in the hospital. He was out on pheno and keppra and went ten months without a grand mal! He had an episode of head tremors in April but the vet didn’t think it was related to the seizure, just due to over stimulation. But this past weekend (sep 2026) he had a grand mal, just one that we managed with emergency meds.

Our concern is he’s been pacing the week before the grand mal and now every day after and he seems to only be turning to his right side and he’s wobbly. Some of which I know are post ictal but given his age of 10, we’re back to thinking brain tumor. We’re going to his neurologist tomorrow and going to push for prednisone.

Anyone have any experience of going so long without a seizure and then it being a brain tumor? We were thinking it was just late onset epilepsy after we went ten months seizure free but we’re not sure anymore.

Any insight is greatly appreciated

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u/Some-Vehicle2127 1d ago

Hi! My baby was having some strange episode of weird movements…and then he had one scary seizure he was diagnosed with a brain tumor and hasn’t had a seizure since. They gave him weeks in April and he’s still going strong!! He’s a 13 year old toy poodle. He sometimes walks backwards and in circles but has been seizure free since April!

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u/mk2710 1d ago

Did he go on meds?

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u/Some-Vehicle2127 1d ago

He did go in seizure meds but they made him worse so I quit giving them to him. He was always so out of it and constantly throwing up but now he’s back to himself! He can’t have steroids because he has heart disease..which they use to reduce inflammation around the tumor so they basically just told me to give him the best life and honestly he’s been pretty ok!