Symptoms of Epilepsy in Mastiffs

Did you know that dogs like the English Mastiff and other breeds can develop epilepsy over the course of their lifetime? Like humans, epilepsy can affect dogs by causing sporadic seizures in the form of sudden fits and convulsions. The seizures are either caused by a genetic disorder that causes miscommunications in the brain or the seizures are caused by another underlying medical condition. Seizures with undetermined causes are called idiopathic seizures. Symptomatic seizures are those that have a cause that can be treated. Your vet will need to discover the cause in order to best treat the seizures. Common signs or symptoms of seizures include fits and convulsions sometimes accompanied by howling or whimpering, excessive salivating, chomping, chewing, involuntary urination and involuntary defecation. Even if you don’t see the actual seizure, call your veterinarians Oconomowoc, WI when you see any of the accompanying symptoms.