Use of zonisamide in dogs

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Avatar m tn t find a workable dosage of phenobartibal, you might want to ask your vet about either Dilantin, Valium, potassium bromide, felbamate, or a different type of anti-seizure medicine that can be used in conjunction with potassium bromide and/or phenobarbital together called Zonisamide. Zonisamide is totally unrelated to any of the other anticonvulsants, but, like Keppra, the full extent of its side effects is not yet known so to some vets, it is somewhat controversial to prescribe it.
Avatar f tn It will take a few days for the PB to get out of your dogs system so hopefully you will see improvement in her soon. Has your vet put her on Prednisone? My vet explained to me that when a senior dog all of a sudden develops seizures more than likely it is a brain tumor causing it. The Prednisone helps to keep the brain swelling under control & also helps with the seizures. I hope you see improvement in her soon. I know it hurts to see our babies going through this. Take care.
Avatar m tn So the vet added phenobarbital 1g twice daily in addition to her zonisamide 200mg twice daily. My question is about the side effects. It has been a week since the pheno was added and she is still very clumsy and can't even walk up stairs. She is eating more than usual and sleeping constantly. Is this normal after a week?
979826 tn?1389036358 has anyone heard of Zonisamide? i will go on this drug once i come off topamax I've been on topamax forever!
Avatar f tn It can cause weight gain in humans. You're going to need to put him on a controlled diet, and cut out all treats except for a few healthy things like raw vegetables. You can give him a carrot or a stick of celery to chew on, if he likes that. Measure his food, and put his mealtime dish down twice a day. If by chance he does not finish it, pick it up after 30 minutes and don't feed him anything until the next scheduled mealtime.
Avatar m tn WE HAVE HAD HER TO SEVERAL VETS, LAST TIME WAS AT UNIVERSITY OF TENN VET HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS DIAGNOSED. SHE WAS PUT ON ZONISAMIDE 50MG TWICE A DAY. SHE HAS BEEN ON THIS FOR A WEEK AND A HALF AND WE CAN TELL NO DIFFERENCE IN THE HEAD BOBBIN. SHE ALSO IS NOT EATING ARE WE EXPECTING TOO MUCH TO SOON? WILL HER APPETITE COME BACK. I HAVE BEEN BACK IN TOUCH WITH HER REGULAR VET WHO SENT US TO UT AND SHE WANTS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH UT WITH SOME QUESTIONS.
1402028 tn?1280858335 s have been performed. The seizure medication I was on was called Zonisamide...and it made all of my symptoms worse. I was taken off of that and put on Amitripylene, which I am currently on. It doesn't seem to be doing a whole lot but the doctor wants me to try it for 3 months and I am on month 2. My sleep pattern is messed up badly now as well; I don't know if it is from the medicines, or just lack of exercise since I'm stuck indoors so much now. Thank you for the help.
15422595 tn?1440452745 Hello and thanks in advance for any thoughts. Our 5 y.o. Basset/Beagle mix was officially pegged with epilepsy about 2 months ago after she started having multiple seizures in a day. She was initially put on Zonisamide but after 2 weeks, she had a couple more seizures. At that point the docs added Phenobarbital. We've had her blood tested and the PB is at the proper levels in her system. The good news is she's not had any seizures since then...
Avatar f tn I have been seeing a regular neurologist to see if she can treat my migraines and am currently on 150 mg. of Zonisamide every night to try to help that, but I am also working with Dr. Gardner at UPMC, who is a Chiari specialist. He believes it is best to eliminate all other possibilities before actually resorting to surgery to treat the Chiari, which I respect. I go back for a 6 month follow-up MRI and consult with Dr. Gardner next week.
Avatar n tn I have a 1 year 4 month old German Shepherd named Melo who's been having seizures since he was 1. I just wanted to share my experience because I know its comforting to hear stories of other people that are going through what you're going through, makes you feel less hopeless. Melo had 4 seizures in the span of 2 hours, he's taking 300mg of Zonisamide every 12 hours but before take refill arrived he had ran out and that's when the seizures happened.
612551 tn?1450022175 Go slow. Feed him a lot of treats while he has it on, or better yet, use an activity treat. In other words, play a game that he loves or take him someplace that he loves, but only with the muzzle on. If he learns to associate the muzzle with good things, it won't be stressful for him when you get it out and put it on him. If he fusses and wants the muzzle off, get him calm before you take it off, even if he's only momentarily calm. Pick your moment, when removing it.
Avatar f tn My 6 year old australian shepherd cross started having seizures starting in April of this year (he had 1) and in June, he had a cluster of about 12 in a 24 hour period and was hospitalized for 2 days. Since then, he has been on Pheno-barbital and was doing well until this last weekend when he had another seizure, followed by another within a couple of hours. We took him back to the emergency hospital and he was released the next morning without having any more seizures in the night.
Avatar f tn The pain in my shoulder is daily and increases with use of my right arm, tingling and numbness down my arm to my finger tips are apparent when I turn my head toward the right. I can increase and decrease the pain in my head by the position of my head on a pillow or will get a headache if I preform different tasks such as vacuum, rake, or drive my husbans stick shift car.
1831920 tn?1320857757 I suggest you look up some articles on crate training and have your husband read them. We are not talking in humane crating here. He probably has visions if puppy mill dogs. Many of us here are experienced and "humane" dog people. Dogs are basically den animals. All my dogs have usually gone in their crates on their own to nap, my little one is in her crate now. I leave the door open. If your dog is ill or injured, the crate comes in handy.
Avatar f tn Hismanal (astemazole) an H1 histamine receptor blocker was taken off the market because of the occurrence of a number of abnormal heart rhythms, some potentially fatal. Sudafed is still available in the U.S. but not OTC. It is extremely unlikely that the double dosed medication you took would have caused any permanent damage to your heart or any other organ. Therefore the murmur is unrelated to Hismanal or Sudafed.
1577473 tn?1296177286 Hello, I am a 21 year old college student and I have had the occasional migraine all my life. In September I started getting migraines more frequently. I had a really nasty one that forced me to go to a walk in clinic for some immediate care. I got a shot of Torridol that didn't work and a prescription for 100 mg Imitrex. The Imitrex didn't even touch the migraine and I wasn't happy with the side effects.
Avatar f tn Start with assertive and positive training of both dogs. Get a clicker and a large bag of small treats that they will only get from your hand, and only when they do a good thing. First, you want both dogs to LOOK AT YOU when you click, and when they do this, treat them immediately. When you are in any situation that is upsetting for your doxy, click, treat and draw his attention to you. Encourage him to look to you for his every need, be it comfort, excersize, play.
Avatar m tn t be coming from the phenobarbital. The usual side effects in canines from phenobarbital use are lethargy, polydipsia (increased thirst), polyuria (increased urination), polyphagia (increased appetite), anxiety and weight gain. From the symptoms I think your vet is probably right on the money with the diagnosis of a mass in the brain, but I doubt that the tremors signify pain because you said they are of short duration.
1627010 tn?1299446388 She has had it for several yrs and did pretty good. I was putting 4 kinds of eye drops in her eyes as often as possible. The last 3 or 4 mos her eye has stopped responding to the drops. I've changed all the drops that I give her, added liver happy and cod liver oil to her diet, and it has helped some. Does anyone have any other suggestions that I might try. I do not want her to lose her eye sight. She loves the world to much to be deprived of the joy of seeing things.
Avatar f tn Spring is terrible here because of all the mud, living in the country is really different than having dogs in the city with all the clean cement. I have a small enclosed area that was put up when my aunt lived here, she had altzheimers and would only move if she had her own house so we were forced to add a house with a connecting room to my old farm house. She had 2 dachsunds on her side. I took care of her and her 2 dogs until she died.
Avatar f tn It could also be a fungal infection, which is more common in dogs with floppy ears. The ear fold keeps in more moisture than in pointed-eared dogs. It would be a good idea to have your vet take a look so you're not blindly throwing things at the problem that may not work, or may make the situation worse. It's also a good idea to occasionally check for, and remove, any ear wax that is visible. We swab ears with a Q-tip about once a month.
Avatar f tn No sir. Please see a veterinarian. There are a variety of reasons dogs have constipation and that must be diagnosed by a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and proper treatment given. Human meds are almost never proper to give to pets. Doses are different, reactions are different and in some cases even an innocent med can cause death of a pet. Please consult a D.V.M.
974371 tn?1424653129 I recall CA like NJ does not allow private use of fireworks. I'm am out in a mixed rural area with some park land and farms still around, in fact with the park next to me and the 6 houses with gun shot range on over 100 acres means some of the fireworks I hear may in fact be gun shots, hope into a hill side, not the air : ) I have been giving my sensitive Westie some gravy out of the canned dog food the tow guest have for their evening meal, it is usual beef based.