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Chihuahua Who Has Epilepsy Having More Symptoms


SueM
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Hi my little boy who is now 6 has had epilepsy for 5 years, controlled to a point with pheno and bromide, he had a bad seizure 2 months ago which required a overnight stay at the vet but he recovered well with no problems, for the past few days he has developed episodes of not being coordinated, he came right but it has returned again, he is off to the vet tomorrow, was just wondering if any other people have had these issues with epi dogs at all. Mainly his back legs seem to be affected.

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I took him to the vet and unfortunately my regular vet was away and a locum saw him who does not know his history, taking him back next week for blood tests etc, he still has the same symptoms not getting worse or better, the vet I saw thought it could possibly be a slow growing tumour or a reaction to the meds, but as he has been on the same meds for a long time I think its unlikely.

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Perhaps your dog has become tolerant of the medication he is on and the dosage needs to be altered?

I would presume that thyroid dysfunction has been ruled out as a cause for the epilepsy?

You'll feel more comfortable seeing your usual Vet, I'm sure. I hope the conclusion is a simple one and nothing major. Good luck :crossfingers:

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Erny he had tests not that long ago checking his levels so not sure that is the problem, he did have a major seizure a couple of months ago that had him in vet hospital overnight as he did not come out of it, so wondering if he he may of got a bit of neuro damage then and I just did not notice the symptoms then and they gradually got worse. I got him from the pound originally and I am sure he had been knocked around as he was very head shy and has some facial deformoties, his jaw is out of line, not sure if that contributed to him getting epilepsy or not.

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