Canine Epilepsy

Epilepsy is not uncommon in the dog, The single most striking feature of this condition is of course fits. Having said that, there are many other causes of fits, which must be considered in any pet presenting with such a history.
Other causes include the ingestion of poisons, kidney and liver disease, infections, meningitis, encephalitis, brain tumours, congenital abnormalities and many others. These must all be ruled out before a diagnosis of epilepsy can be arrived at.

Epilepsy can cause severe seizures and affect dogs between the ages of 2-5 years.
Prescription medications are available for dogs that have problems with seizures.
Many tests may be necessary to rule out such conditions, and the arrival of MRI scanning has added new possibilities (if expensive!) to our repertoire. However, under many circumstances, a diagnosis of epilepsy is often arrived at simply by this process of elimination.
A dog in status epilepticus needs intravenous injections of sedatives (e.g. valium) or anaesthetics (e.g. pentobarbitone) to stabilize its condition. And this can take many hours, or longer on some occasions. A period of hospitalization is highly likely.

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