Dear Puppy, Please Don't Drink So Much Water Or You Might Seizure?

So this is some interesting stuff – well, I think so anyway! I want to thank my good friend Kate Russell for raising this with me as well. The basic question at hand here is can a puppy drink so much water in a single episode as to cause water intoxication and a hyponatraemic seizure?

Neonatal puppy viability: modified APGAR score

I imagine most people will agree that perinatal and neonatal medicine in companion animal practice lacks a certain degree of sophistication and expertise when compared to human medicine. The reasons for this are of course numerous and not for elaboration here. I did recently come across someone referring to the modified APGAR score when describing a case of dystocia in a bitch and I must admit I had not heard of it being used before.