Saturday, May 22, 2010

My dog has seizures and my vet says that nothing can be done but i heard that there are medicines. Is there?

My dog has has been having seizures and the vet says there is no medicine that can help him. I heard that there is medicine. Is there?
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How often does the dog have seizures? If it is only once a month or less, vets don't give anti seizure meds.
I have a dog that started out having one seizure a yr. By age five, she was having 4 seizures a yr.
I stopped all vaccinations for this dog and by the age of 7, she was only having 2 seizures a yr. She just went 8 months between seizures.
Vaccinations are good for many years and should not be done annually. See the Wisconsin University web link
http://svmweb.vetmed.wisc.edu/articles/6.
Another good site with lots of links is Dr. Rogers
http://www.critteradvocacy.org
Of course there is. Phenobarbitol has been around for ever.

Get a new vet!

I had a dog with a seizure disorder years ago that was on Phenobarb for 7 years and was not "in a daze" at all. He was a great hunting dog even medicated. It may knock people out, but most dogs handle it fine.
it depends on what kind of seizures it is having if they are epileptic yes there is medicine. although some dogs have been known to got into seizures do to being overly nervous in nature. it doesn't hurt to go to another vet and get a second opinion
Did he say what is causing the seizures? I know there are meds for epilepsy. I had a hydrocephalus dog who ha seizures and she was on meds, lasix and prednisone. Her meds caught the hydro under control for almost 4 yrs. We lost her just over a year ago.
there are some medications around, but it would depend on your dogs situation, i would for sure get another vets opinion
I am very sorry your baby has siezures.meds that help prevent this knock the doggie on his butt, leave him in a daze..Same thing with people. Not sure it is worth it. Treasure your baby while you have him, I just lost mine.so very painful. Good luck
There are medications for seizures. I don't mean to be rude, but your vet is an idiot. I would find a new vet. Lots of dogs have seizures and can still live long happy lives. Good luck.
See another vet please.
Get another opinion from a veterinary school- like Cornell. I dont know where you live but take him to a Veterinary medical school-he will get the best of care and they are well versed in the most up to date treatments for all diseases. Is your vet telling you everything? There are medicines for seizures, but is the underlying cause of the seizure the reason he feels it cant be treated with medicine? Get him to a veterinary school- he most likely will be seeing a "specialist" vet, yes they specialize like human doctors. Get whatever tests were done on your dog to diagnose the seizures so you can bring them with you- they may repeat them but they will have your original tests as a baseline to see if his disease has progressed. Best of luck for your puppy-and dont give up hope- if there is a medicine, the major university vets will know of it.
I had a dog that had seizures since he was about 6 months old. He lived to be 6 years old.

The vet had him on phenobarbitol, which controlled the seizures most of the time, but he still have them once in a while. His vet said there is no real way to tell if a dog is epileptic, that they only "rule everthing else out" and then call it epilepsy.

He was a little dazed and confused when he first started on them, but he would snap out of it. As the years went on, he only got spacey for a short period of time, then would romp around throwing his toys up in the air and running after them.

I always told myself that as soon as I realized that he was not enjoying life, that I would not be selfish. He lived an active life a lot longer than anyone thought he would.

This website will inform you of the different types of seizures:

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/seizure_.

Good luck to you and your dog, I hope you find some way to control the seizures where he can live an active life.
There are seizure meds for dogs, please go to another vet A.S.A.P and have your dog medically checked, I would never give up on my very best friend and I know you won't either, many dogs take meds for health reasons and live very happy lives. God bless, we will say some prayers. P.S. My mom just told me that a neighbor's dog has seizures and has medication. Which helps the dog, go to another qualified vet.
Give her pedialite for babies. My dog had a seizure when she was very little. I gave her pedialite and she was better the next day. You can buy it at CVS.
My Brittany Spaniel had epilepsy and she was on dilanton (?) for years! It helped, but did not prevent, the seizures.
my chihuahua is on phenobarbitol right now and has been for about 9 months. she is 6 years old. she has had seizures since she was very young, but one night she seized for over an hour! Very frightening!! i took her to the emergency vet that night and he kept her over night. the next day she came home and has been on the pheno ever since. she still has seizures occasionally, but they usually only last about 5 minutes. it scares me everytime she has them. i came close to losing her that night.

please get a second opinion for your dog's sake and for your peace of mind!

good luck to you and your baby.
I would agree that you should get a second opinion.

My dog used to have seizures, and I later learned it was because he was frightened of my father. When my father left the house, his seizures declined and eventually stopped altogether.

Get another vet opinion and keep close watch on your dog to see if you can begin to pinpoint any particular behaviour that causes them. If it's medical, there are medicines to help.

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  1. All the info you need on Canine Epilepsy http://canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com
    Phenobarb and Kbr are both options. KBr probably better. Check the site it has loads of info. CHANGE YOUR VET!!

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