Sentences with phrase «cases phenobarbital»

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There is no cure for epilepsy but in many cases dogs with epilepsy can be treated with anticonvulsant medication, such as phenobarbital and potassium bromide.

In more severe cases of seizures dogs are often hospitalized to receive intravenous loading doses of phenobarbital since it otherwise may take up to 2 weeks to reach a steady concentration in the bloodstream.

In some cases this is due to drugs the dog received such as prednisolone, or phenobarbital.

When added, the phenobarbital dosage can sometimes be drastically reduced (in a few cases, entirely eliminated).

This medication is sometimes used in dogs in combination with phenobarbital and potassium bromide to lower the daily dose of phenobarbital received and in cases where phenobarbital and potassium bromide were not able to control the seizures sufficiently.

Phenobarbital therapy in cases of sialadenosis is usually sufficient for management, removal of the affected salivary glands affected by sialadenosis is normally curative.

Stronger sedative drugs, such as phenobarbital or valium, are generally reserved for severe cases of motion sickness in dogs traveling for extended periods of time.

Head tremors often are confused with epileptic seizures; in these cases the patient is prescribed phenobarbital.