Seizures in Pets – A Primer

Byadmin



vet #epilepsy #seizure ***trigger warning – seizures are shown at 2:40-3:16*** Hey team! In this episode I’m going to share some …

source

Similar Posts

24 Comments

  1. Hi Dr. Cellini, I am an exotic animal technician and I own a rabbit with a seizure disorder so I came across this video. Unfortunately there is no information out there regarding rabbits and seizures that I can find (please let me know if you have any suggestions or have treated any rabbits) so I read anything I can regarding dog/cat seizures. Just want to say that I appreciate this video for owners to learn what to look for and know that there are diagnostics/treatment options to try. Thanks!

    Reply

  2. Do you have any experience with treating demodex in dogs that have epilepsy and other neurological symptoms? My senior pit mix just had a positive skin scrape. He has had focal seizures, tremors, and ataxia since I adopted him 2 years ago and just had the first grand mal (that I’ve witnessed). All of the meds I was offered to treat the demodex have his symptoms listed as side effects, so I’m very hesitant to use them. Neuro history- after a clear MRI and spinal tap, one neurologist diagnosed him w idiopathic epilepsy and another said he had survived distemper.

    Reply

  3. YouTube suggested this video to me and coincidentally, you actually saw our cat Cheddar a few years ago when she first stared having seizures. She's been seizure free for over two years now. We appreciate you!

    Reply

  4. My dog has idiopathic epilepsy, we knew that for sure because along with normal blood work, he was 3 years old, and his brother also began having seizures around the same time. Unfortunately he has a cluster of 2-3 seizures every two weeks just about. The longest he’s gone without one (besides when he first started pheno) was a month. It is extremely taxing and difficult, especially since he was intended to be my emotional support animal. I feel like I’m at that breaking point but don’t want to give up on him. He’s my first dog that was supposed to my responsibility but at almost 22 years old I feel like my life is being consumed by trying to take care of him. I’ve considered rehoming him but my parents don’t want to, but they also don’t want to take over all of his care (we do about 50/50 give or take). Just hearing some validation is help l and I’m glad you’re trying to educate people about this disorder

    Reply

  6. I found your channel at a great time. My 3 year old Westie has been presenting with what her vet thinks is either epilepsy or idiopathic head tremors. We were referred to a neurologist and I've been very nervous about the whole thing. I've owned dogs my entire life, many with cardiac, GI, and kidney issues; but never any neurological issues so I'm feeling uneasy about it. Your videos have helped bring some peace of mind though and I don't feel as intimidated now. Thanks for the informative content!

    Reply

  9. Hi Dr. Cellini, thanks for another great video! I'm wondering if you ever have students come shadow you? I'm starting vet school at Oregon State in the fall and I'm quite interested in neurology. Let me know if this is something you'd be open to talking more about. Thanks!

    Reply

  11. Very cool! My sisters dog has seizures and is starting on Keppra. Are there studies on Simparica having to do with causing seizures? My dog is still on Simparica and I worry this caused the epilepsy in his cousin.

    Reply

  12. This was very interesting.. our toy poodle started haveing these weird episodes where she'd freeze up stare into space then fall over with stiff legs in air like she looked like a dead stuffed dog. After 2 min just get up and be fine. On vets advised she said try to video it if happens again so 4 mo later we did showed it to her and was told looks like a absent seizure. Then rt there I said look at her eyes it's happening. So she protected her said yes that's what it is. Said if lasts more then 2 min bring her rt in. Said they usually grow out and since she's fine and happy after no meds were warranted. After a yr and a half it never happened again. She was 2 and she's now 12. But it was scary to us so I really feel for the pets and owners who have these types. Thank u

    Reply

  13. Hello James! Excellent vídeo again. Very clear. I have a patient in my clínic, a 5 year old dog, who startet with general seizures a year after a fall of a height of three floors at the age of 4 ( i saved him from this fall). I started with phenobarbital, and he did very well. I also did phenobarbital concentration in blood, and it was almost perfect. But after a time the frequency of the seizures increased despite of the medication. In between he had a positive result of neospora and toxoplasma, but with a very low title. I did not think that the title was important, but one doctor in the university hospital prescribed doxicicline, and after finishing the treatment, seizures stayed the same.
    In your opinion, should i try to associate phenobarbital with Pottassium bromide?
    Blood work ( hepatic, renal, etc) was ok.
    It is really difficult if not imposible here to do a mri in pets.
    Perhaps an interesting case for You to hear.
    Regards!!

    Reply

  16. I really like the epilepsy breakdown!. I’m an emergency vet and the moment when I talk to clients I use the extracranial vs intracranial method but maybe reactive, structural and idiopathic is a better, less broad breakdown 😍

    Reply

  19. Dr.Cellini I really hope you see this!! I'm so confused! My dog started having seizures when he was 3, and they diagnosed him with idiopathic epilepsy. He's 6 now and being treated with phenobarbital. He has a seizure about every 6-7 weeks like clockwork, that last anywhere between 3 to 5 minutes. However, no vet has ever told me that I need to bring my dog in each time he has a seizure. Should I be doing that??

    Also, what, if anything, can I do during a seizure to make it less severe, or make it stop sooner? I heard a dog's body temp will get higher during a seizure, so what I've been doing is putting an ice pack on his lower back and putting a fan on him during the seizure. I always lay with him and try to comfort him, and keep him from hurting himself during it. Is all of that ok? And what else can I do to help him?

    Reply

  20. Great information for pet owners to have. I hope I continue to not have to worry about seizures in my pets but at least I now know what to look out for and what the options are.

    Reply

  23. I had epilepsy as a kid and had 3 separate occurrences of a grand mal. My last one was in elementary school during lunch, so my parents knew what seizures were and the signs. Our previous dog that we had a few years ago we adopted from a shelter and had zero information about him. After a couple years, he started to deteriorate and have sporadic seizures. At first, neither my mom nor I recognized what was happening because we didn't expect it. It was really scary for us to witness.

    Reply

  24. Thank you for the video, I didn’t know about focal seizures or how they manifested on patients, I’ll make sure to be paying close attention to animals I tend to

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *