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This article provides an overview of canine epilepsy, including diagnosis, treatment for routine and refractory epilepsy, commonly used anticonvulsant drugs and their recommended starting doses, and a brief introduction to new medications and alternative therapies.
The canine epilepsy patient requires a methodical, clinical reasoning approach (Figure 1) to guide the clinician to the most likely underlying disease process and, therefore, to develop an appropriate and adequate treatment plan to reduce the brain’s vulnerability to seizure events.
Anti-epileptic treatment should be started in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy that have: • more than one generalised seizure per month; • status epilepticus or severe cluster seizures;
28 sie 2015 · In this consensus proposal, an overview is given on the aim of AED treatment, when to start long-term treatment in canine epilepsy and which veterinary AEDs are currently in use for dogs.
This article will discuss the emergency management of seizuring canine patients. Arrival of a seizuring patient. Prompt treatment is required. Anti-epileptic medications are all POMs and administered under the vet’s direction. Note that not all drugs mentioned are licensed for canine use.
Determination of an appropriate treatment regimen for canine epilepsy depends on an accurate diagnosis of the type and cause of seizures, only after which appropriate therapeutic options can be identified. Diagnosing and Classifying Canine Seizures .
Owner, general practice (GP) vet, and neurologist perceived importance of future research priorities for idiopathic epilepsy (IE) in dogs. Research areas were rated on a scale of 1 (no importance) to 5 (great importance) and the % of respondents in each rating category are stated for 2016 and 2020. Research area. 2016.
