If you have witnessed seizures in dogs, you’ll know how upsetting they can be. Time seems to slow down, and a fit can seem to last an eternity. So, what causes seizures in dogs? And is there any ...

For people with drug-resistant epilepsy, having a dog companion trained in detecting seizures and other epilepsy-related tasks may reduce the amount of seizures they have, according to new research ...

If your dog suffers from seizures or chronic pain, your veterinarian may have prescribed a medication called gabapentin. Originally approved by the FDA as anti-seizure medication for humans, ...

Working with medically trained service dogs is associated with a 31% reduction in seizures compared with usual care in treatment-resistant epilepsy, a new study showed. Investigators speculate that ...

Recently, there has been a growing interest in the potential benefits of CBD (cannabidiol) for dogs experiencing seizures and epilepsy. Seizures and epilepsy in dogs can be distressing for the ...

My wife and I own a nine-year-old dog that has developed seizures over the last two years. She is a spaniel mutt that we got from a shelter years ago. Our vet put her on a drug called Levetiracetam.

Seizures can affect humans and animals, but if that animal is a beloved family dog, it can be especially alarming. When it happens for the very first time, the episode usually triggers a whirlwind of ...

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For the more than three million people in the U.S. who are living with epilepsy, the uncertainty of the next seizure's appearance can create dangerous situations. Now, for many people with the ...

It was back in the early 1990s that people who studied dogs were surprised by a number of reports about dogs like Harley, a golden retriever owned by Victoria Doroshenko. Victoria has epilepsy, and ...

When Yogi, a French Bulldog had a dangerous seizure at home, help didn’t come from a human, but from his unlikely hero: Reggie, his Boxer fursibling. With no one else around, Reggie stepped up in the ...