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What Causes Seizures

What Causes Seizures

There are several reasons why your pet can suffer a seizure.

Is it Genetic?

Especially if it is a younger pet, pet parents want to know if it is hereditary or genetic.  There can be a genetic predisposition to seizures in certain breeds of dogs but is not limited to the following pet breeds:

  • Beagle.
  • Keeshond.
  • Belgian Tervuren.
  • Golden Retriever.
  • Labrador Retriever.
  • Vizsla.
  • Shetland Sheepdog.

 

Genetic epilepsy tends to show up between 10 months and 3 years of age, but dogs as young as 6 months or as old as 5 years can show signs.

 

Was it something they ate?

Our pets do not always have great dietary discretion. I’m sure if we could ask them why they eat the things they do, they just might answer” because it was there”. 

So one of the causes of seizures can be the ingestion of prescription products intended for both Humans and Pets.

Prescription Products that can cause seizures in pets but are not limited to are the following:

  • Anti inflammatories
  • Pain Medication
  • Blood Pressure Medication
  • Anti Depressants

Another potential cause of seizures can be ingesting Insecticides and fertilizers. The very products that protect our pets from fleas and ticks if ingested can be harmful. It is important to follow the manufacturer’s instructions so there is no possibility of ingesting products that are not meant for your pet to take internally.  Also any over the counter products such as:

  • Tylenol or Acetaminophen
  • Ibuprofen
  • Advil or Naproxen
  • Some caution should be given to vitamins or some supplements

Sickness and seizures:

Illness, especially chronic or prolonged illness can cause seizures in our pets. For example:

  • Kidney disease
  • Liver disease
  • Encephalitis
  • Strokes
  • Brain cancer
  • Anemia
  • Blood pressure
  • Or electrolyte imbalances caused by dehydration or excessive fluids in the body

As you can see some of the causes of seizure can be prevented by storing all medications including vitamins and supplements, insecticides and fertilizers out of the reach our pets.  There can be a genetic predisposition to seizures, if your pet’s breed made the list it is not a guarantee that they will have seizures. Keeping our pet’s healthy as they suffer through illness, especially chronic illness is important in the prevention of further health issues like seizures.

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