[Dailydrool] Epilepsy

[Chyril Sparks]

I had a Cocker Spaniel mix who was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 9 months and I started her on medication.  My vet placed her on Phenobarbital and it did not change her personality one bit.  Now her liver did process the medication quicker so it did not leave much in her system for a therapeutic level, but we did manage to keep her at a therapeutic level.  The medication did help control how often she had a seizure and the severity of it.  I recommend keeping a journal of when Mier has a seizure, how long the convulsions last, and what was Mier doing prior to the seizure.  We never could determine a trigger for my dog's seizures but the journal did help us determine when the medication was or was not working and a change needed to be made.  Also, keep track of the moon cycle in the journal. Some dogs will have seizures based on the phase of the moon. Also, I had Harley and Annabelle when my Cocker Spaniel mix was around and they did
 not act negatively towards her when she had a seizure, in fact they tried to be helpful.  At times a little too helpful but was concerned when their elderly buddy was not feeling well.  She would become lethargic just before a seizure and that was my only clue.

I would try the medication and see how it works out.  Most people I talked to about it before placing my dog on medication stated they did not notice much of a personality difference, plus Phenobarbital is cheap and worth a try.

Hope this helps.

Chyril owner to  Harley, Annabelle, Cassie and Olivia

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Date: Sun, 5 May 2013 18:25:20 +0200
From: "Frans Breytenbach" <soilkraft at mylan.co.za>
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Subject: [Dailydrool] Epilepsy
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We rescued Mier the basset from a horrible life in the desert end of October last year. He is doing very well and gained about 5kg inweight and is is spanking, shiny, male in the prime of his life. But for one thing : About a month after he joined us, he had an attack of epilepsy. It keeps on returning at about three to four weeks intervals. Today was really bad. In less than 24 hours he had three attacks.

Our previous vet in the city did not want to give medication to one of our atb bassets also with epilepsy, saying that it can change the dog's personality.

Advice or similar experiences from anybody ? 

Frans Breytenbach
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