If our Irish Setter was up and/or walking, she would suddenly slump to the floor and we knew she was starting the seizure. If she was laying down, she would just start to spasm. No rhyme or reason. I cracked up when I read Madelaine Amee's hard wired comment. I shouldn't admit this, but we used to call our seizure dog "Sponge" or "Sponge Brain" because she wasn't quite wired correctly. Of course, this was with love and she would answer to Sponge as much as Amber (her name). She had a tuft of hair on her head that was curly, not typical for an Irish. We always said her brain cells weren't quite right and the hair wasn't growing right. Oh, how I miss all my setters! They were each so different and loved so much.
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