pocketkangaroo

I see a lot of posts from dog lovers and such on the boards. Even a few heartbreaking ones about losing their beloved friend. I'm kind of in the same boat of late.

My 9 year old dog (Beagle-Jack Russell mix) began having small seizures. Saturday night he went into status and his seizure could not be stopped. I took him to the vet where they were able to stabilize him, although he is still heavily sedated at the moment and coming off valium. They started to take him off the valium slowly 6 hours after being admitted and he went back into seizure. They have now started taking him off it again and so far he hasn't had a bad reaction.

Has anyone else here had any experience with seizures in dogs? I know it's probably not epilepsy at his age, and there could be a slew of reasons all the way down to a brain tumor. I'm torn on what to do if it is something serious, as I don't know if it is worth putting him through all that trouble for a few months of life. Out of all the things I've been through in life, this is by far one of the hardest. He means a lot to my family and we'd be devestated to lose him.

Anyone with any experience with seizures in dogs that can lend some valuable information?