https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/11099/phenytoin A colleague of mine is looking after a friend&#39;s epileptic dog while they are away for a few months. She is a 6 year old spayed labrador and is currently on phenobarbitone 150mg BID. She has previously been on both KBr and gabapentin, but did not tolerateen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/58439?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:24:03 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c40281fe-8195-4e2d-ad70-ee9cdcca566bRob Loxley<p>What is the serum level of pheno and liver parameters; is there room to increase the dose?</p> <p>What dose of KBr was used, and for how long?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/58434?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:53:07 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8c03be16-b3b6-48cb-90ca-086a94d26a82Bob Russell<p>I used to use it a fair bit but in conjunction with lower doses of phenobarbitone. I understand it has such a short half life in dogs that it is considered of limited value so I haven&#39;t used it for years.&nbsp;</p> <p>Having been on the stuff for more years than I care to&nbsp;remember I can tell you&nbsp;it has relatively few side effects so may be worth trying. Warn the owners that it may not be that effective. </p> <p>Generic version is cheap, Epanutin is significantly more expensive.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>