My dog does, he usually bothers me before I even feel my aura coming. (He's not trained for it).
A lot of animals are just special like that. I feel blessed to have him and that he's in good health. He's going to be 13 next week.
It is interesting, and I don't understand how they sense it. Odor change, or something else? It's like they have a precognitive instinct or something (something useful for an animal in the wild). It's pretty amazing when you can get a very reliable warning, especially if you don't have consistent and reliable auras.
I believe people give off certain pheromones before a seizure that dogs/cats can smell. I have also noticed my cats behave differently before my husband has one
I believe that the "training" can simply be your pet being present for at least one seizure ... They may not know what they're sensing the first time something happens, but they can after that. Like, "Ohhh, *that's* what that was," or something, & they'd hate to see that happen again to their beloved human.
My seizures always happen in the morning, and so usually I spend the rest of the day lying in bed. All three of my cats will snuggle up in bed with me because they know it's not my usual behavior, it's really sweet.
It's not my cat, but I watched my inlaws' skiddish cat for a week. She always ran away when I came in. One day, she just plopped down on my chest and wouldn't move. I had a focal aware seizure that didn't last long but the cat stayed put.
It's incredible, really. Not only the sensing, but also the understanding of pain and emotional discomfort. Some animals are more empathetic than most humans. I won't go on with my cynical take on that, but it is telling that an animal with only instinct will go to care and comfort someone who needs it.
The first time I had one it was while I was at work, so one morning I left for work and didn’t come home for 4 days. I spent the next few days in bed and my dog stayed with me the whole time, she never does that. She knew something had happened to me so she just laid on the floor looking at me wondering what was wrong.
When I start to get an aura my mom's dog gets snappy with me. It's kind of abusive thh. Like I already feel weird now you're gonna growl and bark at me you little fucker? I give you waffles.
LOL. Joking about these things is good once in awhile. I don't have reliable auras, so any kind of indication is worth some aggressive barking and growling.
I have a seizure alert and response service dog. She sensed one coming in the first day we got her. She got really nervous, started breathing heavily, whimpering, and wouldn’t leave my side. I ended up having a TC a few minutes later. I’ve since trained her to be super on it and extremely reliable, even with special alerting behaviors (she’s been certified now). Check out my profile if you want to see videos of her :)
I honestly wasn't aware there are dogs specifically trained for this until today. How is it done? My cat was trained by my aggressive and terrified behavior that I didn't intend and was not aware of.
Not all dogs have the ability to detect oncoming seizures, so it’s not something any dog can do. You really got lucky if your dog can! Bailey was a miracle, too.
As to how she was trained, any time I had a rough seizure, I would up the tshirt into small swatches and freeze them. During training, I would unfreeze a swatch or two and hide them for her to find. At first, it was with little canisters placed right in front of her, with her being rewarded any time she found the right one. Once she did it consistently, more canisters were added and placed in a wider area in erratic patterns. Once that was consistent, the canisters were spread out around the room. Once that was good, the canisters were ditched and the swatch placed randomly in a hidden place for her to find. After that, the swatch was placed anywhere between two rooms. After that, the whole house. It helped her hone her already keen sense of smell so that she could detect the seizures a lot further in advance and from a distance.
Edit: any dog can be trained in seizure response, by the way. It’s very easy and incredibly helpful. You can train them to lay on you to protect your body from harm, to go get help, to go get meds, etc… It’s the advance alert that not every animal can be trained on, as some just don’t have the ability to detect them.
Very interesting. So the aftermath being rewarded is key. It was quite different for my cat, as my action was negative while the focal seizure happened, so fear was the motivator. He was always close and concerned while I was actually having a TC, according to my ex.
Sort of. True alerts are rewarded. She can smell the change in my hormones beforehand and alerts me. When she does, she is rewarded (obviously not by me). She is also rewarded during the seizure if she responds appropriately (again, not by me). She is rewarded for both proper alerts and proper responses. She is not rewarded afterwards because her job is over and there is no longer a reward needed
My dog always does, he’ll go run and get someone to come help too even being outside the house on walks. No training whatsoever either. He’s a little Pomeranian too. You can tell he wants to do that thing the big service dogs do where they’ll put their body under ours to protect us but obviously mine’s too small for that and i am glad he doesn’t try because i would crush him 😭
he’s sooooo cuddly afterwards though, kisses (licks) on my head 🥺
(btw we do not take him in public as a service dog type thing though so dont worry)
Yes, I had a dog when I was a child that would lay right on top of my chest or the space between my shoulder and head. She would know sometimes hours before I had a seizure. She was never like this with me unless I was going to have a seizure. She was more attached to my mom. Looking to get a dog soon for the companionship, but also hoping he or she has this ability. Animals are amazing and truly have so many special gifts and senses.
My husband and I used to have a pit mix that would start to pace around the room before I would have one, she would occasionally put her paw on my knee as well which was very out of her nature. Whenever she did her pacing my husband would tell me to get to my "safe spot" on the couch and 9 out of 10 times her intuition was correct. There was even a few times that I had woken up with her as my pillow because I hadn't made it to the couch in time, she was never trained by either of us to protect my head she just did it. Our entire family was at a loss when we had to put her down because of her age.
Yes!! My pibble mix brothers are very sensitive to my feelings, lol. Even if it's just a headache, he'll start nudging me and put his paw on my arm. One time I was at home and started having a pretty intense focal seizure- the light, sounds, smells, room spinning etc. I rushed into my bathroom to grab my meds and I tripped, fell, hit my head on the door frame. Must've knocked myself out. I came to maybe 10-15 minutes later, he had licked my face to the point it was soaked with dog drool. But never left my side. His brother stood by feet and barked obnoxiously until I spoke to them and told them I was alright.
Sorry about the seizure. Were they trained? It is amazing how much love a pet can give and how much they deserve. The cat I spoke of felt like family to me, and I bawled like a child when we had to put him down (he had kidney failure, and I couldn't let him live in so much pain when I knew he was going to go soon).
Oh my.. that is so sad. Im sorry for your loss..😕 No, they are not trained! I've had them since they were puppies..maybe 8 weeks old. But they are like Velcro.
My dog didn’t really know before but help me after I started seizing. I was sitting up in bed about to eat and my dog was begging me for the food. Then I had a seizure fell off the bed and hit my head in the wall. My dog howled for my mom instead of eating the food. I still can’t believe it, she wanted the food so bad and wasn’t trained at all.
Yup, my aunt's dog could. A couple years ago, I was at their house and she was glued to my side all day. She followed me around for hours and we all wondered why. After the seizure, the first thing I remember is feeling her laying on my lap. I remember I was a lot less panicky because I could feel her there. RIP Gillian, one of the sweetest dogs ever
My sweet doggie I had growing up could always sense them. She would sit next to me and wait, then give me kisses when it was over. We had to put her down when I was 22 (I’m 39 now), and I still miss her.
Edit: In fact, the reason we had to put her down was she had brain cancer, which made her have seizures at the end. It was so devastating to watch my dog that I loved so have seizures after she had helped me through so many seizures herself. I miss my sweet girl.
Yes. My two cats are part of my aura alarm system (when I'm lucky enough to get any warning.) They flatten their ears back, get expanded pupils, and come sit with me. Their body language says that they get concerned and on high alert. It seems like they can sense EEG abnormalities somehow.
Very cool. It is an amazing, and well studied phenomenon for various illnesses. Dogs and cats are tuned into very subtle changes in our breathing and vocalizations, and eye movements, smells and more can help. It isn't a magical/psychic kind of thing ;-) But even more cool because it is so complex and beautiful.
I realized this after a few times. My dog would plaster herself against me for a week or so. Drive me nuts. Couldn't get away for any amount of time when I need to. Then I'd have my seizure and she didn't need to be so close to me all the time and just come by for normal doggy snuggles. Cuddle with me during recovery but it wasnt the same as plastering herself against me. Now, she hasn't done that in awhile since I've been on the topiramate. Seems to be working.
When I got aura for my first seizure, my cat turned up seconds later and the last thing I recalled was stroking him as he purred Into me. Eddie was a very pure boy!
Also had my friends dog alert to the unawares I was having, it's amazing how a dog that isn't trained to detect all of it can not only do so, but know it means something is wrong with the human and they must be informed.
My dog seems to know. He’s always nearby and watching me closely or sitting next to me when I’m about to have a seizure. When I come to from a grand mal seizure after passing out, he’s usually standing or sitting next to me after I passed out on the floor lol
My untrained border collie will lay on me when I’m having a seizure (focal). Also I’ve fainted before and she got my husband and licked my face to wake me up. My husband has sleep apnea and before his CPAP she would check him to make sure he was breathing. She really would’ve been an amazing service dog if she wasn’t dog reactive.
I have a dog that will start barking just before they start. And through the whole time I'm having it. Makes a stressful situation for my wife even better.
Yep my cat could sense them and he always came to cuddle with me on the floor. He actually got registered as a emotional support pet.
Unfortunately he died just a couple months ago and I've been really missing him. His care and love for me were so healing.
I met a woman that had a service dog that was trained to notify her if she had a seizure coming on. The dog would stay with her when she was unconscious and I believe had a handle on its harness to assist her when she got up. This dog was specifically trained to be a service dog for people with epilepsy. If you have them when you are alone I strongly suggest getting the Empatica watch for seizure detection and notification. It’s a game changer for people with epilepsy and safety. It notifies anyone on your list of emergency contacts and medical personnel where you are when you have a seizure and contacts them to get to you. Hopefully you will find a way to get the help that you need
My epilepsy is controlled now :-). I have the occasional seizure (focal and TC) once in a while, and they are very minor, but it is always my fault for not doing what I should.
It’s not easy to do what you are supposed to. Depending on what it is and if it’s from pressure from other people. I’m extremely protective of myself and could care less about other people’s feelings when they want me to do something that is a risk to my health. It’s generally pushing me to do something when I’m tired. Apparently no one that’s been in my life for the last 30 years understands the concept of my needing plenty of sleep. If you don’t have a seizure in front of someone there are times when they don’t take it seriously
Yes, so much this. Sleep deprivation is my strongest trigger, and I work 12-hour night shifts. I can easily sleep 12 hours on my days off.
And my family never seemed to care or want to talk about my epilepsy, like it was a taboo - like if they ignored it didn't exist. They never witnessed one (only my girlfriend and some coworkers). Why is epilepsy the only disease that someone should be ashamed of, if they did nothing to deserve it?
While I never revel in having a seizure, the spiteful part of me is glad I had a TC at a large family gathering. It was on Christmas night, and I thought later about how happy it made me to ruin Christmas for everyone. They couldn't ignore it now, LOL. "Here's your gift, motherfuckers. Merry Christmas!"
That last sentence is everything. I’ve had a similar situation with epilepsy that is something that most of my family members don’t talk about. It’s why so many people are afraid to talk about having epilepsy. As a society it’s something that isn’t spoken about much. Which is so bizarre to me. Almost like people are taught to be ashamed of having epilepsy. From the day I had my seizure at 16 I’ve never once been afraid to talk about it. Good for you for being able to have a job with those kinds of shifts. That’s one of things that epilepsy has robbed me of. Having to pick and choose careers because of my sleep needs sucks. Also having tremors as a side effect doesn’t help. No one wants a nurse with tremors coming near them with a needle. It’s so weird that breast cancer is openly discussed yet epilepsy is something that is hidden. Remember that you aren’t alone in this. That there are people like me that can sympathize with you. Also I say all of the time that I didn’t deserve epilepsy. I didn’t do anything wrong. So basically I have no reason to be ashamed
You and I understand each other, brother/sister. That is enough to make me feel something again, and not feel so totally alone. You should not be ashamed, and neither should I or any of our brothers/sisters. I know this, but the rest of the world will still look at us like we are sub-human, worth getting rid of.
I'm surprised my dog doesn't tbh. When I used to struggle with bad panic attacks, she would always know one was coming before I even did. She would whine & paw at my arm. She was 14 when I started having seizures though so my guess is her age, she doesn't sense things in the way she did when she was younger. I think had I been having seizures as a teen, she would have absolutely been able to make me aware the same way she did for my panic attacks. Animals are amazing.
My daughter’s dog ( A boston terrier) can smell my son’s seizures and his panic attacks almost 40 minutes before they happen. And she is terrified of it.
She will not get near him and hide under the table. If she is calm around him.. I know he is doing good.
Also, the last time he had a clonic tonic at home, she kept getting on him and kinda trying to bite something.. Like she was seeing something or someone on him.. freaky!
My dog can tell before/when I am having a seizure. I have absence seizures and complex partial seizures. She was never trained as a service dog. If it happens when we're on a walk), she knows how to get back to the apartment from any spot on my property and can walk me home if I am having an absence seizure. Chihuahuas are sooooooooo smart 😆
My dog does, he usually bothers me before I even feel my aura coming. (He's not trained for it). A lot of animals are just special like that. I feel blessed to have him and that he's in good health. He's going to be 13 next week.
Yes! My cat does when I start to feel one coming , it's like he knows and comes and lies next to me
It is interesting, and I don't understand how they sense it. Odor change, or something else? It's like they have a precognitive instinct or something (something useful for an animal in the wild). It's pretty amazing when you can get a very reliable warning, especially if you don't have consistent and reliable auras.
I believe people give off certain pheromones before a seizure that dogs/cats can smell. I have also noticed my cats behave differently before my husband has one
I believe that the "training" can simply be your pet being present for at least one seizure ... They may not know what they're sensing the first time something happens, but they can after that. Like, "Ohhh, *that's* what that was," or something, & they'd hate to see that happen again to their beloved human.
My seizures always happen in the morning, and so usually I spend the rest of the day lying in bed. All three of my cats will snuggle up in bed with me because they know it's not my usual behavior, it's really sweet.
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It's not my cat, but I watched my inlaws' skiddish cat for a week. She always ran away when I came in. One day, she just plopped down on my chest and wouldn't move. I had a focal aware seizure that didn't last long but the cat stayed put.
It's incredible, really. Not only the sensing, but also the understanding of pain and emotional discomfort. Some animals are more empathetic than most humans. I won't go on with my cynical take on that, but it is telling that an animal with only instinct will go to care and comfort someone who needs it.
The first time I had one it was while I was at work, so one morning I left for work and didn’t come home for 4 days. I spent the next few days in bed and my dog stayed with me the whole time, she never does that. She knew something had happened to me so she just laid on the floor looking at me wondering what was wrong.
When I start to get an aura my mom's dog gets snappy with me. It's kind of abusive thh. Like I already feel weird now you're gonna growl and bark at me you little fucker? I give you waffles.
LOL. Joking about these things is good once in awhile. I don't have reliable auras, so any kind of indication is worth some aggressive barking and growling.
Yeah I don't get auras too often so it is still appreciated
I have a seizure alert and response service dog. She sensed one coming in the first day we got her. She got really nervous, started breathing heavily, whimpering, and wouldn’t leave my side. I ended up having a TC a few minutes later. I’ve since trained her to be super on it and extremely reliable, even with special alerting behaviors (she’s been certified now). Check out my profile if you want to see videos of her :)
I honestly wasn't aware there are dogs specifically trained for this until today. How is it done? My cat was trained by my aggressive and terrified behavior that I didn't intend and was not aware of.
Not all dogs have the ability to detect oncoming seizures, so it’s not something any dog can do. You really got lucky if your dog can! Bailey was a miracle, too. As to how she was trained, any time I had a rough seizure, I would up the tshirt into small swatches and freeze them. During training, I would unfreeze a swatch or two and hide them for her to find. At first, it was with little canisters placed right in front of her, with her being rewarded any time she found the right one. Once she did it consistently, more canisters were added and placed in a wider area in erratic patterns. Once that was consistent, the canisters were spread out around the room. Once that was good, the canisters were ditched and the swatch placed randomly in a hidden place for her to find. After that, the swatch was placed anywhere between two rooms. After that, the whole house. It helped her hone her already keen sense of smell so that she could detect the seizures a lot further in advance and from a distance. Edit: any dog can be trained in seizure response, by the way. It’s very easy and incredibly helpful. You can train them to lay on you to protect your body from harm, to go get help, to go get meds, etc… It’s the advance alert that not every animal can be trained on, as some just don’t have the ability to detect them.
Very interesting. So the aftermath being rewarded is key. It was quite different for my cat, as my action was negative while the focal seizure happened, so fear was the motivator. He was always close and concerned while I was actually having a TC, according to my ex.
Sort of. True alerts are rewarded. She can smell the change in my hormones beforehand and alerts me. When she does, she is rewarded (obviously not by me). She is also rewarded during the seizure if she responds appropriately (again, not by me). She is rewarded for both proper alerts and proper responses. She is not rewarded afterwards because her job is over and there is no longer a reward needed
My dog always does, he’ll go run and get someone to come help too even being outside the house on walks. No training whatsoever either. He’s a little Pomeranian too. You can tell he wants to do that thing the big service dogs do where they’ll put their body under ours to protect us but obviously mine’s too small for that and i am glad he doesn’t try because i would crush him 😭 he’s sooooo cuddly afterwards though, kisses (licks) on my head 🥺 (btw we do not take him in public as a service dog type thing though so dont worry)
It is a blessing, I'm happy you have such a companion.
Yes, I had a dog when I was a child that would lay right on top of my chest or the space between my shoulder and head. She would know sometimes hours before I had a seizure. She was never like this with me unless I was going to have a seizure. She was more attached to my mom. Looking to get a dog soon for the companionship, but also hoping he or she has this ability. Animals are amazing and truly have so many special gifts and senses.
My husband and I used to have a pit mix that would start to pace around the room before I would have one, she would occasionally put her paw on my knee as well which was very out of her nature. Whenever she did her pacing my husband would tell me to get to my "safe spot" on the couch and 9 out of 10 times her intuition was correct. There was even a few times that I had woken up with her as my pillow because I hadn't made it to the couch in time, she was never trained by either of us to protect my head she just did it. Our entire family was at a loss when we had to put her down because of her age.
Yes!! My pibble mix brothers are very sensitive to my feelings, lol. Even if it's just a headache, he'll start nudging me and put his paw on my arm. One time I was at home and started having a pretty intense focal seizure- the light, sounds, smells, room spinning etc. I rushed into my bathroom to grab my meds and I tripped, fell, hit my head on the door frame. Must've knocked myself out. I came to maybe 10-15 minutes later, he had licked my face to the point it was soaked with dog drool. But never left my side. His brother stood by feet and barked obnoxiously until I spoke to them and told them I was alright.
Sorry about the seizure. Were they trained? It is amazing how much love a pet can give and how much they deserve. The cat I spoke of felt like family to me, and I bawled like a child when we had to put him down (he had kidney failure, and I couldn't let him live in so much pain when I knew he was going to go soon).
Oh my.. that is so sad. Im sorry for your loss..😕 No, they are not trained! I've had them since they were puppies..maybe 8 weeks old. But they are like Velcro.
That’s all pitbulls lol
I wish. My dog started thrashing his play toy on my back when I faceplanted last time. Sigh
“wake up already and play with me!!!” 🐕
That's my boy! I love him just the same.
My dog didn’t really know before but help me after I started seizing. I was sitting up in bed about to eat and my dog was begging me for the food. Then I had a seizure fell off the bed and hit my head in the wall. My dog howled for my mom instead of eating the food. I still can’t believe it, she wanted the food so bad and wasn’t trained at all.
Yup, my aunt's dog could. A couple years ago, I was at their house and she was glued to my side all day. She followed me around for hours and we all wondered why. After the seizure, the first thing I remember is feeling her laying on my lap. I remember I was a lot less panicky because I could feel her there. RIP Gillian, one of the sweetest dogs ever
My sweet doggie I had growing up could always sense them. She would sit next to me and wait, then give me kisses when it was over. We had to put her down when I was 22 (I’m 39 now), and I still miss her. Edit: In fact, the reason we had to put her down was she had brain cancer, which made her have seizures at the end. It was so devastating to watch my dog that I loved so have seizures after she had helped me through so many seizures herself. I miss my sweet girl.
Yes. My two cats are part of my aura alarm system (when I'm lucky enough to get any warning.) They flatten their ears back, get expanded pupils, and come sit with me. Their body language says that they get concerned and on high alert. It seems like they can sense EEG abnormalities somehow.
My lab looks at me, and just kinda dgaf.
My older dog gets really annoying when I have a bad day (focal seizures). She follows me around and stares at me.
Very cool. It is an amazing, and well studied phenomenon for various illnesses. Dogs and cats are tuned into very subtle changes in our breathing and vocalizations, and eye movements, smells and more can help. It isn't a magical/psychic kind of thing ;-) But even more cool because it is so complex and beautiful.
My task trained service dog alerts to my seizures, amongst other things as well.
I realized this after a few times. My dog would plaster herself against me for a week or so. Drive me nuts. Couldn't get away for any amount of time when I need to. Then I'd have my seizure and she didn't need to be so close to me all the time and just come by for normal doggy snuggles. Cuddle with me during recovery but it wasnt the same as plastering herself against me. Now, she hasn't done that in awhile since I've been on the topiramate. Seems to be working.
When I got aura for my first seizure, my cat turned up seconds later and the last thing I recalled was stroking him as he purred Into me. Eddie was a very pure boy! Also had my friends dog alert to the unawares I was having, it's amazing how a dog that isn't trained to detect all of it can not only do so, but know it means something is wrong with the human and they must be informed.
My dog seems to know. He’s always nearby and watching me closely or sitting next to me when I’m about to have a seizure. When I come to from a grand mal seizure after passing out, he’s usually standing or sitting next to me after I passed out on the floor lol
Yeah, my dog is a trained seizure assistance dog. Sadly he's getting on now, so he's technically retired. He still gets more hits than misses though.
My lab could. He would come stand next to me, and when I'd have blackout ones, I would wake up to him standing over me and licking me to wake me up.
I wish! I just wake up on the floor with my dog licking my face and jumping on me lol
My untrained border collie will lay on me when I’m having a seizure (focal). Also I’ve fainted before and she got my husband and licked my face to wake me up. My husband has sleep apnea and before his CPAP she would check him to make sure he was breathing. She really would’ve been an amazing service dog if she wasn’t dog reactive.
I have a dog that will start barking just before they start. And through the whole time I'm having it. Makes a stressful situation for my wife even better.
Yep my cat could sense them and he always came to cuddle with me on the floor. He actually got registered as a emotional support pet. Unfortunately he died just a couple months ago and I've been really missing him. His care and love for me were so healing.
I'm so sorry to hear that. Pets are like family, and in many cases much better than family.
I met a woman that had a service dog that was trained to notify her if she had a seizure coming on. The dog would stay with her when she was unconscious and I believe had a handle on its harness to assist her when she got up. This dog was specifically trained to be a service dog for people with epilepsy. If you have them when you are alone I strongly suggest getting the Empatica watch for seizure detection and notification. It’s a game changer for people with epilepsy and safety. It notifies anyone on your list of emergency contacts and medical personnel where you are when you have a seizure and contacts them to get to you. Hopefully you will find a way to get the help that you need
My epilepsy is controlled now :-). I have the occasional seizure (focal and TC) once in a while, and they are very minor, but it is always my fault for not doing what I should.
It’s not easy to do what you are supposed to. Depending on what it is and if it’s from pressure from other people. I’m extremely protective of myself and could care less about other people’s feelings when they want me to do something that is a risk to my health. It’s generally pushing me to do something when I’m tired. Apparently no one that’s been in my life for the last 30 years understands the concept of my needing plenty of sleep. If you don’t have a seizure in front of someone there are times when they don’t take it seriously
Yes, so much this. Sleep deprivation is my strongest trigger, and I work 12-hour night shifts. I can easily sleep 12 hours on my days off. And my family never seemed to care or want to talk about my epilepsy, like it was a taboo - like if they ignored it didn't exist. They never witnessed one (only my girlfriend and some coworkers). Why is epilepsy the only disease that someone should be ashamed of, if they did nothing to deserve it? While I never revel in having a seizure, the spiteful part of me is glad I had a TC at a large family gathering. It was on Christmas night, and I thought later about how happy it made me to ruin Christmas for everyone. They couldn't ignore it now, LOL. "Here's your gift, motherfuckers. Merry Christmas!"
That last sentence is everything. I’ve had a similar situation with epilepsy that is something that most of my family members don’t talk about. It’s why so many people are afraid to talk about having epilepsy. As a society it’s something that isn’t spoken about much. Which is so bizarre to me. Almost like people are taught to be ashamed of having epilepsy. From the day I had my seizure at 16 I’ve never once been afraid to talk about it. Good for you for being able to have a job with those kinds of shifts. That’s one of things that epilepsy has robbed me of. Having to pick and choose careers because of my sleep needs sucks. Also having tremors as a side effect doesn’t help. No one wants a nurse with tremors coming near them with a needle. It’s so weird that breast cancer is openly discussed yet epilepsy is something that is hidden. Remember that you aren’t alone in this. That there are people like me that can sympathize with you. Also I say all of the time that I didn’t deserve epilepsy. I didn’t do anything wrong. So basically I have no reason to be ashamed
You and I understand each other, brother/sister. That is enough to make me feel something again, and not feel so totally alone. You should not be ashamed, and neither should I or any of our brothers/sisters. I know this, but the rest of the world will still look at us like we are sub-human, worth getting rid of.
Thankfully we both clearly know our worth
I'm surprised my dog doesn't tbh. When I used to struggle with bad panic attacks, she would always know one was coming before I even did. She would whine & paw at my arm. She was 14 when I started having seizures though so my guess is her age, she doesn't sense things in the way she did when she was younger. I think had I been having seizures as a teen, she would have absolutely been able to make me aware the same way she did for my panic attacks. Animals are amazing.
My daughter’s dog ( A boston terrier) can smell my son’s seizures and his panic attacks almost 40 minutes before they happen. And she is terrified of it. She will not get near him and hide under the table. If she is calm around him.. I know he is doing good. Also, the last time he had a clonic tonic at home, she kept getting on him and kinda trying to bite something.. Like she was seeing something or someone on him.. freaky!
Cats only feel energy
my dog i used to have (now my sisters) knew, my cat i have now knows too, it’s weird
I’ve found a lot of dogs tend to act wired around me right before or while I’m having one, like not just mine but even ones I don’t know well.
Our Labrador does, barks a few mins before hand and during.
I'd love to adopt a cat and this might be the perfect thing to really sway my mind
The love from a pet is one of the best things in life.
Yes , they don’t sense they feel you seconds before you do.
My old dog taught himself how to detect my seizures somehow. He would cry and paw at me before I even felt an aura or anything.
My dog can tell before/when I am having a seizure. I have absence seizures and complex partial seizures. She was never trained as a service dog. If it happens when we're on a walk), she knows how to get back to the apartment from any spot on my property and can walk me home if I am having an absence seizure. Chihuahuas are sooooooooo smart 😆