The first time you see a much loved pet having an epileptic fit can be a scary and heart breaking experience especially as it will most probably come ‘out of the blue’ and you will wonder what to do and how best to help.
If you read up on potential problems you will feel so much more confident when faced with a ‘real life’ trauma, you will be in a position to help your pet immediately in the correct way… whether that is to deal with the problem yourself, or get your pet to the vets as soon as possible. This is where having a health book comes in so handy… Click Here for the Doggy Health Problems book [& First Aid freebie]… from the ‘Secrets to Dog Training’ team.
The cause of the fits will dictate the treatment, so contacting your vet for an appointment as soon as the fit is over will be necessary. They will in all probability prescribe some tablets – dosages will have to be checked carefully – and things should, in the majority of cases, be perfectly OK.
We have experienced two pets [one cat, one dog] who have lived a normal life for many years, just taking a minimum dose of the prescribed tablets. [Do check the links below for more information on seizures and their effect on innoculation frequency.] It is best to hide any tablets your pet is prescribed in some sort of treat to make it easy to give the tablets… obviously dogs are easier to fool than cats!
We did, however, take on a dog who was on a high dose of tablets from a previous vets – and had suffered severe stress – but who still kept on getting fits at a frightening frequency… our vets found that he had a brain tumour and was only getting worse. Sadly, he had to be euthanased. Luckily, in most cases, the cause is much less serious, and, as I said previously your pet will be able to lead a normal, and long, life with tablets to stabilize them.
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