I am a new mom to my first yorkie but I have had two chihuahuas that both experienced bad seizures. Basically from what I learned, your vet runs all the tests/ blood panel and when nothing can be found they diagnose epilepsy by exclusion. Usually some kind of outside stress would trigger an attack but sometimes they appeared out of nowhere. It is very scary and horrible to watch your little dog suffer. We tried phenobarbital first but it really sedated them and it was hard to get to get a therapeutic dose without them being lethargic and sleepy. Another alternative is potassium bromide -- it is basically a salt in liquid form but for some reason it has been very successful at reducing seizures in epileptic dogs. The side effects are far less with Potassium Bromide than with phenobarbital. It worked great for both of my chihuahuas. When they rarely had a seizure, it was much less severe and much shorter in duration. Hope this info is helpful. Good luck with your baby. |