2006-12-05 14:12:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Do you know if your dog has epilepsy for sure? Or did it have seizures that could be caused by something else?
I have a beagle with epilepsy but her seizures are not severe and don't occur very often, so I don't have her on any medication.
There are good medications out there if your dog needs them. Phenobarbital and potassium bromide are two of the most common. Epileptic dogs can often be managed for years on anti-seizure medication. You should have your dog evaluated by a vet if you haven't already.
Good luck!
2006-12-05 14:23:58 · answer #1 · answered by PennyPoodle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog had a seizure one time, we rushed him to the vet and first thing they did was run all kinds of tests to make sure it wasn't something else causing the seizure. When they came back normal, we were told there was no exact test to determine epilepsy on a dog, but to keep a log of his seizures and if he had one more than once a month or multiple runs in a row they would assume it was epilepsy and treat it as such. Luckily he did not have anymore after that, but we were also asked if there were any chemicals anywhere in the house he could have gotten into, they can also cause seizures.
A friend of mine does have a dog they assumed epilepsy on and began medicating him, for years even on the meds he was still having seizures quite frequently my friend just learned how to deal with them. Finally after playing around with different combinations of meds the vet got it just right. He still has one once in a great while, but not as often and not as severe.
2006-12-05 14:41:41 · answer #2 · answered by crzy9502 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-30 04:55:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't personally have one but I work at a vet and see a lot of dogs that do suffer from it everyday. Most of them are able to be controled with meds like phenobarbital. Most of them once they have been put on meds and are able to get stabalized live a fairly normal lifestyle and very rarly have siezures. I know a lot that are epileptic and haven't had seizures in a few years due to the meds. I hope if your dog is that you have taken it to the vet and got it on meds for it. Don't worry, it is very common in many types of dogs.
2006-12-05 15:50:37 · answer #4 · answered by dawggurl47 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we had a beautiful staffie who was epileptic and yes you can put them on medication. it does work depending on the severity of the seizures, and i must admit us both loving our babies as we did we did have the best days with our little girl. even though she was epileptic, she had the cheekiest personality and loved us with a passion. my husband was her favorite and they were never apart, right to the day we did the compassionate thing and laid her to sleep. no pet should ever be made to suffer just because we love them. as they give us their love so we should return it.
2006-12-05 17:45:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, our rat terrier/chi has siezures. He is on medication from the vet that keeps him from getting them so often.
2006-12-08 04:38:46 · answer #6 · answered by hailey718 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog does. We had to put him on med for it.
2006-12-05 14:15:14 · answer #7 · answered by Tanisha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use to have a dalmation with it. We had to put him on meds. It worked well
2006-12-05 14:21:58 · answer #8 · answered by Bird Flippin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, BUT I'VE SEEN IT, ITS QUITE FRIGHTENING.
2006-12-05 14:42:24 · answer #9 · answered by Calais 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-12-05 14:17:09 · answer #10 · answered by raz p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋