The recovery time of dogs from seizure depends on the type of seizure your canine is suffering from. Usually, from general seizures, a dog recovers within a few seconds to a few minutes. For focal seizures, the recovery time is within seconds, but sometimes it develops into the generalized form. A dog recovers from it within seconds. Psychomotor seizure takes a few minutes to recover. The recovery time from Idiopathic epilepsy take a bit longer and depend on the strength of the attack.