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Bulldog with seizures
Mon, 05/08/2006 - 04:25Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
Hi, I'm new to this but I have a Bulldog that has had 6 seizures within 8 mos.. It is definately grand mall seizures, expelling body fluids and very disoriented afterwards. The vet just put her on a low dose of phenobarbital. It scares me to death everytime she has one because they are not regular, usually at night time when everyone is asleep. She sleeps in my bed so I know when she has one because she falls off the bed. She is getting spayed in June. I had shown her in AKC confirmation and has had 2 litters of pups. Does anyone know where I can get more info on this. Is it hereditary? I read around 2-3 yrs. old is when epiepsy is seen if dogs are to get it. Is this true? Has anyone had the same problem or seen anything like this? Thank you
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Re: Re: Bulldog with seizures
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2006-05-09 - 11:59
Hi everyone!
Lots of advances in treating seizures in dogs as well as with people! Many meds used in people can be used in dogs, but need to consider cost and whether you have animal insurance to cover it. Ask the vet about all the options as seizures can be treated!
Good luck,
Epilepsy.com Resource Specialist
Re: Bulldog with seizures
Submitted by Bear The Bulldog on Fri, 2010-03-26 - 17:45
I have a 2 year old bulldog that takes 100 mg of phenobarb in the morning,, and 100 at night plus 5ml of potasium bromide. He was having 3-4 seizures a week until we got the medicine right. He is down to 1-3 a month now. I worry about the effects the medicine will have on his extended health.
Re: Bulldog with seizures
Submitted by ccruse on Mon, 2006-05-08 - 21:37
My mom had a cocker spaniel that had seizures---the vet told her he could try to treat it but that there hadn't been a lot of success treating epilepsy in dogs (this was about 10 years ago). The dog had an occasional seizure and then they became more frequent. My mom couldn't bear to see the dog having them, and she decided it would be better to put to dog down, after it seized for about 30 minutes one day. It was a difficult thing to watch. The vet said some breeds are more prone to them than others, I don't know if this is true or not.