Epileptic dog

Re: Epileptic dog

Catherine Williams — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:01:30 GMT

Checked with my nurse and she has tried with zylkene, no impact on behaviour at all. She has got him over the fear of dogs but through hard work and conditioning. We're concerned that this is part of his epileptic condition, but can't quite see how that could be

Re: Epileptic dog

Stephen Courtney — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:18:23 GMT

Zylkene is brilliant for anxiety, and I'm also a big fan of DAP collars. Why this has happened, no idea, could be post ictal I suppose, but would wonder if perhaps there is something else going on that might alter his perception of the world. might be an idea to watch closely for other signs of behavioural change in case it is progressive.

Re: Epileptic dog

Catherine Williams — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:52:43 GMT

He's got rectal diazepam if needed but I think so far his fits have settled well enough that his owner has never felt the need to use diazepam, He's reasonably calm post ictal so normally when he has a fit he's just left to sort it out on his own + monitored closely.

Haven't tried zylkene, he tends to be a little subdued post-fit, not enough to be a problem but enough to notice a change in his character, he doesn't have his mad moments when he charges round the woods at top speed. It normally passes off uneventfully, or at least it did until the post-fit dog fear developed. I guess we've been wary of anything that might increase the subdued effect

Re: Epileptic dog

Michael Woodhouse — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:25:51 GMT

Zylkene is worth a try, does mellow a lot of dogs. That or some diazepam might be a good idea. Do you prescribe the rectal tubes for when the dog has a fit?