Need information about dogs who have epilepsy?

Question

dOG HAS JUST DEVELOPED EPILEPSY. AGE JUST OVER 6 YRS PREVIOUSLY WELL RECENTLY STARTED VOMITING NOW ON ZANTEC ETC

Answer 1

Are they sure it's epilepsy? We once had a dog they THOUGHT had it, but the meds made it much worse, it wasn't epilepsy. From my understanding, if it IS epilepsy, meds will greatly reduce the frequency/strength of the seizures, but over his lifetime you will have to slowly increase the dosage to have the same effect. Dogs with epilepsy can lead long, full lives, if their owners are diligent about their meds and vet care. Our guy (a big american bulldog mix) had to be put down- the vet says it was probably a brain tumor.

Answer 2

Have you taken him to the vet?? They may put him on a drug called pentobarbital. It helps to prevent the seizure from coming on. There is no cure for epilepsy, the only thing that we can do is try to prevent the accurance of seizures. Your vet should also have given you some Valium or Diazepam. This drug will help you get the dogs seizures under control if it lasts longer then a few seconds. If a seizure ever lasts longer than 10 min call the vet and tell them we are on our way. They will run I.V.'s and get the seizure under control. Other tricks i've seen owners do are when they think their dog is going to have a seizure they start to tap them right above the eyes. It may help to distract their minds and stop the seizure. This varies from dog to dog. Your dog can live a completely normal life even though he has epilepsy. He may only have a seizure once a year. And when he is having a seizure it isn't painful. He doesn't remember it. Just keep loving him and take him to the vet like they recomend. Good Luck.

Answer 3

your dog could be having an allergic reaction to the medication it has been prescribed. I would call the vets in the morning & get your dog booked back in think there usually open till 12. Has he done a blood test to double check or is the vets just going off what you described?

Zantec can also be used as a anti-vomiting medicine
Is there any blood in the vomit?

I had a GSD which had to be put down he became epileptic age 2 no meds were working so it was kinder cause he was taking them all day/night I use to sleep in the sofa with him so could help.
When your dog is taking a fit does it try to stand up while it is having one? breed of dog?

http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/site_map.htm
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=2234

Answer 4

I have a large miniature poodle who has seizures about once a year. No rhyme, reason or known triggers, but they were serious and scary and his recovery time took days.

The best therapy I've found to work is the ice pack. You can read about it here:
http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/icepack.htm

The sooner you apply the ice pack, the less serious the seizure will be, and recovery time (post-ictal) which can last for 2 days is basically non-existant or mitigated greatly.

Also a bit of Karo syrup might help if it's low blood sugar, and a few pieces of kibble or food he normally eats once he's back to normal. Canine seizure in a dog is like a human running a marathon, so keep him cool and calm. I hope this helps!

TL

Answer 5

As some people have already suggested, are you 100% sure your dog has been diagnosed with epilepsy? If not, will you please check with your vet about liver disorders. The 'sickness' you mention starts alarm bells ringing because a friend of mine had a similar experience with her Yorkshire terrier. Admittedly, he was only a pup but he was diagnosed with a liver 'shunt' problem when he had displayed 'epilepsy' symptoms.

Please check again and try not to panic. Advances in veterinary medicine mean that most problems of this kind can be totally eradicated. My friend's dog is now fit and healthy; yours will be as well!

Best of luck and all good wishes, Mo & pets

Answer 6

Magy is right, vomiting would have nothing to do with epilepsy. There must be some other cause for the vomiting. If he had epilepsy, he would have seizures and lose muscle control. He might vomit as well, but that would be secondary to the seizure.

Answer 7

A good book to read is 'The Management of Epilepsy in Dogs' by Dr Phyllis G. Croft Ph.D., FRCVS. (£3.50p)
Be aware that dogs coming out of epileptic shock can be temporarily blind and can bite even a friendly hand! Also, it was my experience that my ***** had a terrific hunger when she came out of a fit. Phenobarb and epinutin kept my ***** going for a long and full life.

Good luck.
45 years experience with dogs. Police Dog Handler for 30 years. Author of "One Dog and her Man - The Life of Police Dog Bess"

Answer 8

Nope, because of the fact the term epilepsy can conceal a great array of seizure situations that have many, many reasons there is not any one try which will come upon it. I unquestionably have a sprint dogs that has seizures. we've had her on seizure medicine for the final 10 years. Epilepsy is clinically determined whilst the animal has distinctive seizures. I unquestionably have yet another dogs that would have a seizure if i take advantage of any pyrethrin flea products on him - he would not want medicine , I in basic terms would desire to stay away from the pyrethrin use on him. the different dogs,in spite of the incontrovertible fact that, gets a million/2 a 250 mg pill of Primidone 2x an afternoon. She basically weighs 10 pounds regardless of the indisputable fact that. the medicine fees approximately $40 for one hundred pills.

Answer 9

No sure what your question is. There are plenty of canine epilepsy sources on the web:
http://www.canine-epilepsy.com/
http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/
http://www.canine-epilepsy.net/

There are even a number of email lists/groups devoted to the topic, full of other owners who may be able to help you:
http://www.canine-epilepsy.com/subscribe.html
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/k9epilepsy/
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/k9epileptics/

Good luck!

Answer 10

This website will have all the information you need.
http://www.canine-epilepsy.net/index.html

Make sure this dog never receives another vaccine of any kind. Chances are that is what caused his/her problem to start with. Do some research.