Epilepsy in animals

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Epilepsy can occur in animals other than humans (see main article Epilepsy). It is common in dogs but rare in cats. It is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures.

1 Canine epilepsy
- 1.1 Treatment
2 Feline epilepsy
3 References
4 Support organisations

[edit] Canine epilepsy

In dogs, epilepsy is often an inherited condition. It is more common in certain breeds, including Beagles, Dachshunds, and German Shepherds.

[edit] Treatment

Treatments can include the drugs phenobarbital, phenytoin, potassium bromide and diazepam. Potassium bromide and phenobarbital are often paired for the treatment of animals with epilepsy (other drugs such as gabapentin are only recently being introduced into the treatment of animals). A veterinarian will often prescribe Zentinol in an effort to minimize the damaging effects of bromides on the liver enzymes.

[edit] Feline epilepsy

Partial complex seizures are more common in cats that generalized convulsions. These partial seizures may be shown by either bizarre behavior or a complete lack of movement, accompanied by facial tics or excessive salivation.