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Originally Posted by dwerten  ok thanks is it true about that some times meds are worse than having an occassional seizure if not happening all the time or rolling seizures?
Does your girl have epilepsy? I cannot remember but i thought yes ? |
Yes, Lady has been epileptic since I adopted her 10 years ago. Her seizures were so frequent she had to be put on medication immediately. She is on both pheno and KBr.
General rule of thumb most vets use is that a couple of seizures a year don't require medication. Because of kindling (a phenomenon where the brain actually rewires itself after a seizure to create a path to make the next seizure easier), medication is generally added at the point the seizures become more frequent to prevent progression to cluster seizures.
Many old school vets automatically prescribe Pheno when there are many alternatives out there. Keppra is another good one, but it is very pricey. Again, it's generally given along with Pheno. The goal of add on's is to keep the dose of Pheno as low as possible.
Keppra (levetiracetam) for Seizures