Migraine in dogs??

RE: Migraine in dogs??

Marianne Thomas — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:04:40 GMT

I remember reading about a case of migraine in a ckcs some 10-15 years ago, in JSAP I think? I remember Dx included minimum profile, BP, MRI but essentially the dog had episodes of head pressing & pain behaviour. Doesn't match your case on presenting signs but the paper is out there somewhere if you're interested. I would definitely do BP if not done already

RE: Migraine in dogs??

Richard Carter — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:30:46 GMT

I’m thinking circulation around the optic nerve or blood pressure or pituitary mass. It’s going off for imaging but wondering if the human migraine meds or prazosin / diltiazem / amlodipine approach trial feasible, perhaps an anxiolytic.

Liver enzymes, urea and blood proteins wnl but can ask if attacks follow feeding

RE: Migraine in dogs??

David Mills — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 21:17:34 GMT

Weird epilepsy.

Or mild PSS.

RE: Migraine in dogs??

Ceri Gruffudd Jones — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 20:18:29 GMT

We have a similar one on our books. More likely to go blind with exercise or excitement. Otherwise well. Has been worked up by neurologists and ophthalmologists and is presumed to be a weird form of epilepsy (never has tonic-clonic seizure), better on phenobarb. Middle aged F(n) lurched. Episodes last an hour or so then full resolution.

RE: Migraine in dogs??

Richard Carter — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:50:49 GMT

Recent onset - just sudden onset bilateral blindness with sight returning after a couple of hours. No other cns signs

RE: Migraine in dogs??

Clive Ansell — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:41:42 GMT

How long has it been going on?

Any change in severity, duration or frequency?