Comments on: Diagnosis and Treatment of Epilepsy In Dogs

By: Georgia Charleson

Georgia Charleson — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 09:29:57 +0000

I wish I read this info page when my dog first had a seizure! I really appreciate your calm, matter of fact approach. It is all very overwhelming when a dog starts having seizures, and I really do agree that perhaps medicating early isn’t necessary. It’s possible there won’t be many seizures at all.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 22:29:01 +0000

In reply to Chris. Hi Chris. It’s always difficult and involves a fair bit of trial and error to get these cases right, so be persistent and liaise with your vet frequently.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 11:40:04 +0000

Hello. My 5 year old Siberian Husky has idiopathic epilepsy. He is on a few medications but as of lately they seem to not be working as much. He has been having what seem like focal seizures and the emergency meds don’t seem to help like they do with the grand Mal seizures. My fear is that these will continue to progress into clusters with more frequency. Is there anything else that can be done?

By: Diane Mayes

Diane Mayes — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:53:20 +0000

Hi my Mollie Shih Tzu is nearly 12 she has been having seizures since she was four averaging 8 approximately a year they last for about up to 9 minutes I always treat her myself she is on no meds but has CBD oh and she always vomits after seizure and you cant Ever tell when she is going to have one we can be walking and she just goes down
It kills me but just amazing when it’s over she is fine

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 03:13:16 +0000

In reply to Kristina. Hi Kristina. When dogs have many seizures close together (we call this a cluster) it can sometimes cause permanent damage. I sincerely hope that’s not the case with your dog. However, to be both positive and realistic, she should return to normal if she stays on the medication and has no further seizures. Of course, seizures can be looked into further but it’s sometimes very hard to get a definitive answer on why they are happening. However, specialist care can be useful to optimise treatment if for no other reason. Good luck.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 03:07:48 +0000

Hi my Siberian Husky has had about 10 seizures since Friday. She has had seizures previously for a while it was about 4-6 weeks apart then she was put on Pexion for a bit and from July 2019 to Friday 3 Jan 2020. We had stopped the Pexion after a month as we were told to trial the medication. Shes had 1 or 2 and from Friday 3 Jan 20 until early this morning she has had aboout 10. We started the medication again on Sat 4 Jan 20 and she is still not herself, she is dazed and walks into things and constantly pacing her self up and down and around and gets scared when we go to pat her. I need to know if this can be looked further into and if she will return to her usual self or if she will stay like this permanently.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 12:07:46 +0000

In reply to Andrew. We looked into this but he doesn’t present with the symptoms. He had two more partial seizures even while on Keppra since I last wrote so we are back at ER.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 03:47:18 +0000

In reply to Stephanie Long. Hi Stephanie. I would also suggest you look into Canine Epileptoid Cramping Syndrome (CECS), also known as Spike's Disease listed in our page on the causes of shaking and tremors in dogs.

By: Stephanie Long

Stephanie Long — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 03:00:39 +0000

Hi my 8 month old Border Terrier was recently diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy. He started having vomiting and lack of appetite and we thought he had GI issues. The next day, he had one seizure. It was a partial seizure where his jaw/face was twitching and he had a bit of drool. The first one lasted about 20 seconds. He then had 5 more the next day (about 4-5 hours apart). They all presented about the same way (facial twitching, drool, 20-30 seconds). He acts completely normal before and after them. We brought him to the ER, they ran the tests (blood, neurological exam, liver shunt, etc.). They couldn’t find a cause so determined it was idiopathic epilepsy. We have had him on 125mg of Keppra for the past 6 days. He had one mild seizure today (milder than the others) so I am a bit concerned the clusters are starting again and/or he will face more intense seizures, but we will wait and see. I couldn’t find much info on how dangerous cluster seizures are when they present like this (partial, etc.). We are deciding whether to do the MRI or not. I never thought I would bring home a new puppy (to replace our two other senior dogs who recently passed) and have to deal with this. Life can be amazing!