Epilepsy

[TillyDevine]

Last Sept I adopted a rescue dog, a Chi cross who originally came from Renbury, being a stray his age was estimated between 2-4 years of age.

He was an extremely timid little fellow who would cringe when touched, wasn't sure how to play with my other little dog, there were a couple of scraps between them to start with but you could see he had a lovely nature and how much he loved people.

By December he had really come out of his shell, his confidence had improved so much and he really bonded with Titchy, it was lovely to see him play with her and them run around like a pair of maddies.

Last Sunday I woke to him having seizures, to cut a long story short the vet diagnosed him with epilepsy so he has started on Phenomav which has stopped the fits, he has been a bit docile for the first week and a bit unco, he has always been a bit like that, its just more noticeable now.

He has also become a bit snappy towards Titchy, its almost like he has regressed to how he was when he first came here.

Curious to know if anyone else who has noticed personality changes in their dogs with epilepsy.

Also wondered what effect a break in may have on a dog, my house was broken into the day after he started fitting and they came through the window in the back room where he was, while there were no obvious signs of injury, the whole thing has made Titchy a bit skittish, but poor Ren was so unwell it hard to say what affect its had on him.

Sorry for the long winded post...have been trying to write this for the past week.

[~Anne~]

Phenobarbital can cause some mild aggression as can the affect of seizures.

The docility should abate after some weeks as his body adjusts to the medication. He should also have an increased thirst and an increase in hunger. It can also make them more restless, even though they are more lethargic.... if that makes sense.

[Cockerlover]

After my Huckie had seizures his personality would change dramaticly ,to the point of him not being himelf @ all ,it was like *lights on ,Nobody home * very distressing ,

trust the meds work for your dog ,

[~Anne~]

That was probably during post-ictal cocker lover?? Monte, my Pug crashes into things as if he is blind during this phase.... he's a bit lik htose cars that bump into things and then change direction only to bump into something else and then change direction again..........