http://pampereddogblog.com/2009/06/23/common-causes-of-seizures-in-canines/ for lucky dogs and owners Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:36:59 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://pampereddogblog.com/2009/06/23/common-causes-of-seizures-in-canines/comment-page-1/#comment-969 nancy Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:56:31 +0000 http://pampereddogblog.com/2009/06/23/common-causes-of-seizures-in-canines/#comment-969 We had a little yorkie that started having seizures about 4-5 months after we got him. It was very scary to see this the first time he had one. We immediately took him to the vet and they kept him for observation. It took over 24 hours for him to have a seizure again so the vet could see it. It turned out he had epilepsy. The vet put him on phenobarbital and he was fine. He still had to have his pill twice a day, but rarely had seizures again. Maybe one or two a year, and not as severe as he had originally. He lived to be over 16 years old, despite the vet saying it could reduce his life expectancy. We had a little yorkie that started having seizures about 4-5 months after we got him. It was very scary to see this the first time he had one. We immediately took him to the vet and they kept him for observation. It took over 24 hours for him to have a seizure again so the vet could see it. It turned out he had epilepsy. The vet put him on phenobarbital and he was fine. He still had to have his pill twice a day, but rarely had seizures again. Maybe one or two a year, and not as severe as he had originally. He lived to be over 16 years old, despite the vet saying it could reduce his life expectancy.

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