RE: Treatment for Seizures: Dharma

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:05:07 -0800

I have no experience with seizures.  But, I asked a friend who lives in the UK about her kitty who has seizures and he gets something called Epiphen.  The vet diagnosed him with a form of epilepsy and the medicine has helped him tremendously.  Just wanted to let you know.
 
Little Dharma and you are in my prayers,
 
Gina
 

Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well… there is no way that I am going to find out what is causing her seizurers.. she has FIP.. so it could be that.. or she is taking on epogen.. and I know it can cause it, too.. given said.. what are the options?  Nothing?
 
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 10:55 AM
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Subject: Re: Treatment for Seizures: Dharma
 
OK, we gotta talk.  What type of seizures, what frequency, what led to the vet suspecting meningioma?  Connie has dramatic grand mal seizures but has been maintained successfully on phenobarbitol for about 10 months now.  We ruled out FIV, FeLV, FIP, toxoplasmosis with blood work but have not done the diagnostics to see if a brain tumor is involved.

Barb Moermond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Oof, that's tough, seizures are so hard to watch.  Depending on the underlying cause of the seizures, there are different meds.  Phenobarb is usually the first one reached for.  Personally, when Ninja had seizures and the occurrance accelerated, all we knew was that she was FeLV+ and had a grade 3 heart murmur.  The vet put her on a prednisone taper.  The thought being that if there's a growth or swelling of some sort, the steroid would lessen it.  Well, we learned that with Ninja and whatever was causing her seizures, that 5mg of prednisone twice a day was the only thing that held them at bay.  We were unable to taper the dosage without her spiraling into what I called her 'bad days'.  After about 2.5 months of this, the prednisone wasn't enough and we added phenobarbital to her mix and her last 2 months were seizure-free.  Based on the type of seizure she had and the frequency and the drugs that were able to control them, the vet believed she had a meningioma (a type of brain tumor).
That's all I know about seizures in cats and treating them.  Hope it helps!
 
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From: Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 1, 2006 8:31:16 AM
Subject: Treatment for Seizures: Dharma
Dharma had a couple of seizures last night – it could be from epogen, or dex shot, or from FIP – I was reading about the treatment – and if underlying the cause of seizures is difficult to treat (which can be the case with Dharma if FIP is causing it, it suggest as follows:
 
Phenobarbital is considered the initial drug of choice for feline epilepsy. Diazepam (valium) may also be effective but is more likely to cause liver problems. The dosage must be adjusted individually to minimize side-effects.- do you have any experience with any  -- if epogen is causing seizures which is a possibility, does it mean I should not give it to her anymore?:
 
I will be making a call to the vet this morning.. but any insight maybe appreciated.
 
 
 



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