Hi,I have 3 dogs all around 11 years old now ,my oldest is a min poodle at two years old he started having seizures the vet said it was just something that happens with his breed then 8 month later my chihuahua begain having them at this time I only had the two dogs,we went back to vet for more testing and everything came out normal except the presence of elevated liver enzymes in my chihuahua,for along time after I would just take them in when they had a seizure and kept a diary of daily life to maybe determine any patterns that might suggest a cause my vet simply thought that it was just a coincidence that I had two dogs that just suffer from seizure disorder ,I simply didn’t agree with him oh and I forgot to mention I changed all food ,cleaning supplies and even the products I use on my skin trying to eleminate what could be causing it ,then a few years later after we had moved I took in a rescue dog as a foster and after about 3 weeks he too had a seizure so back to vet to look for a possible contagion to no avail again the vet staits that I just am very unlucky when it comes to getting dog breeds that are pron to seizures month pass and my brother and his dogs come to stay with us for 8months no problems at all with his dogs so I start to believe the vet was correct then we adopt a dog from one of my clients with dementha since she was unable to car for him anymore,I had spent time with this Maltese for over a year no history of seizures then after 3 months with me he has them and worst of all they last for 30+ min and occurrence daily I also have noticed that my dogs are now having vision issues and worst yet tooth issues or should I say gum issues especially the poodle his teeth are all loose in his gums and his breath is horrid I no longer can afford the vet care I once could and I just wondering if this could all be from a poisoning event or maybe some obscure pathogen

I never really considered lead poisoning until recently. My dog was a normal, friendly puppy when we first got him. Then, for whatever reason, at around 6-8 months old, he because completely terrified of strangers. And not just strangers, but people he had previously met and been okay with. It was so long ago now. A while back, I had read up on lead poisoning and recalled he had eaten a corner of the wall in the house we were renting and thought maybe lead poisoning, but at that point, it had been months since it had happened. But he's had a few of the symptoms. We've already had x-rays and blood work because he was vomiting all the time as a puppy, but now that he's eating a different food, that's stopped. We thought it was just a diet thing. Now it's just been released that Acana (the food we had been feeding him) has extremely high levels of several different toxic metals. Is lead poisoning something that is ongoing and I should take him to be checked, even though it's been probably two years since he's had this food? Would there be anything that can be done for his anxiety problems?

Hi, I didn’t see it but my kids believe our 8 month old black lab (70lbs) ate a round (smaller than a pea size) lead split-shot fishing weight. Is this size a dosage that would be dangerous or is it small enough I don’t need to worry about lead poisoning? It’s been three days. Haven’t noticed anything different in dog.

My dog started making jaw chomping noises, vomiting and having seizures and It was after feeding her blue buffalo dog food for a few months. Since reading about the food having been found with high level of lead in it I stopped the food right away. The jaw chomping and vomiting stopped since switching but the seizures did not. She is on medication for the seizures now but I'm wondering if they will ever stop too like the other issues did or if she will probably have them for life now?

Teenage neighbor shot our (friendly) dog with a BB gun. Vet monitored overnight as bullet was lodged between diaphragm and stomach and potentially ruptured either. By morning they released him but said would be dangerous to remove. Within 3 months he showed signs of hearing loss, and is completely deaf 6 months later, vets unable to explain and we only recently considered that the pellet may have been lead as recently discovered lead poisoning can cause hearing loss. All other causes have been ruled out. We are finding another vet to conduct blood tests.

My dog moose is a lab Newfoundland mix and was shot by a neighbor 2xs but can't prove it.There was no side effects at the time of the shooting's.Just a small hole on the surface. anyway on 7/19 I took moose to the vet found out that the 3 babe's 2 are fine but 1went through his liver and liver healed but the bebe is in between two parts of the liver and had been on the medication called denosy for 15 days and was good up until the past 3wks does anyone know what to do for the lead poisoning in the blood? He is also my service dog and therapy for our whole family ☹