Our black lab Ace has been having seizures for a couple of years now. He was tested for being hypo thyroid and now takes thyroid meds plus Phenobarbital. He has had cluster seizures (5 within a 24 hr period) a few times--scary!!
Then we had him tested for allergies and found that he is allergic to just about all foods, trees, , mold, even human dander. So we changed his food and all treats so that they do not contain any of the known foods that he is allergic to--we now feed him Canidae chicken and Rice formula. Getting overheated can also trigger his seizures. We are back to about one seizure a month, but they are grand mal now and he loses control of his bladder each time. The vet says that if his thyroid is regulated and we watch the foods he gets--which means he can't have any people food when he goes to Modica at Seaside during his morning walks, then we should be able to control the frequency of the seizures. He went for about 2 1/2 months without one until he ate a bit of a bagel some little boy gave him in Seaside. There are lots of websites about dogs and seizures--just google it. It helps to read what other people say works for their seiaure prone pets.
Then we had him tested for allergies and found that he is allergic to just about all foods, trees, , mold, even human dander. So we changed his food and all treats so that they do not contain any of the known foods that he is allergic to--we now feed him Canidae chicken and Rice formula. Getting overheated can also trigger his seizures. We are back to about one seizure a month, but they are grand mal now and he loses control of his bladder each time. The vet says that if his thyroid is regulated and we watch the foods he gets--which means he can't have any people food when he goes to Modica at Seaside during his morning walks, then we should be able to control the frequency of the seizures. He went for about 2 1/2 months without one until he ate a bit of a bagel some little boy gave him in Seaside. There are lots of websites about dogs and seizures--just google it. It helps to read what other people say works for their seiaure prone pets.