As in humans,
some epileptic pets are resistant to all medications that your veterinarian might prescribe.
All epileptic pets have seizures; but not all pets that have had seizure (s) have epilepsy.
The frequency of seizures in
a epileptic pet can vary greatly.
So it is probably only a matter of time until we will be able to see what the physical problem actually is in
your epileptic pet.
The frequency of convulsions in
a epileptic pet can vary greatly.
This only adds to the stress of owning and loving
an epileptic pet.
Not exact matches
The scientists from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University, led by
Peter McPherson, along with collaborators in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany, and at SickKids Hospital and the University of Toronto, have discovered that a severe form of
epileptic encephalopathy is caused by recessive loss - of - function mutations in the gene DENND5A.
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Various reports show that dogs can predict an
epileptic seizure on an average of 45 minutes before it begins, giving them the chance to alert their
pet parents.
However, if your
pet is having seizure activity for more than three minutes or one seizure rapidly after another, this is considered status
epileptics and is an emergency (i.e. drop what you are doing and rush to the vet).
During an
epileptic seizure random electrical impulses are sent from the nerve cells of your
pet's brain to muscles throughout its body.
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