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agree with Dawn. The key is getting the dose right, there are some good drugs for epilepsy. Epiphen is a popular one & shouldn't make the dog drowsy. There are some goods drugs available now & epileptic dogs don't have to have phenobarbatone or steroids these days.  If she was my dog, it would depend how often she fitted & how severe, if I chose to put her on medication. A dog that fits once in a blue moon or once every few months with minor fits, maybe better on no medication, however a dog that fits regular would benefit from some drugs to try & minmise / stabilise the epilepsy. |
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Mmm.... ive some pics on my pc of a dog who was left to fit and his fits got worse and worse.... its not HUGELY relevant because this dog was also a rescue, IN a rescue and was also left kennelled and starved.... im not at liberty to show those pics but they look flipping awful. Fitting CAN get worse and it does damage, there may be some period of adjustment to drugs and finding the right doseage but after that there should be no problems. A change of vet may be in order though..... Skullcap and Valerian can and will make dogs drowsy/sleepy and in my own dog i found that extreme stress such as presence of another dog (he was on it for dog to dog fear aggression) he simply overcame the effects of the S and V. Em |
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I cant imagine a Vet refusing to medicate a dog that was fitting regularly, he needs striking off, an utter disgrace to let an animal suffer when there is medication that will drastically improve its quality of life. Dawn. |
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I would take the dog for a second opinion, personally. |
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Maybe just try some medication and see how he goes with it. I have epilepsy (I know animals and humans are different) but I know that everyone reacts differently to different drugs. I have spoken to some people with epilepsy who have awful side effects on some of the pills that I have been ok with. |
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