Does anyone have a similar breed with epilepsy?

He is a rednose pitbull mix, his symptoms are jaw snapping, running back and forth continuously, and has small minor seizures throughout the day that include mainly muscle spasms. If you have any information that could help me out please let me know.

Our boy Cosmo, a Border Collie X Lab, had epilepsy

It was gut-wrenching seeing him fit.
Initially the seizures only lasted a matter of seconds, but as he got older they became more severe, lasting up to five minutes or more.
I found it very helpful to document the fits he had, i.e
- what he'd been doing prior to fitting
- time of day / or night that it occurred
- whether he lost consciousness or not
- how long it lasted
- how severe it was
- what part(s) of his body were involved
- whether his body twitched or remained rigid.
- whether he salivated
- whether he was incontinent (passed urine and / or faeces)
- What he was like after the fit e.g disorientated, listless, pacing.
- how long it took him to return to normal activities.

All these facts assisted my vet to assess the severity, track the progression, and accurately assess the effectiveness or otherwise of treatment for our boy.

And in the end it was all well worth the effort. We ended up having our beautiful boy for 11 and a half years and more importantly, he was able to enjoy a very good quality of life.

I hope that this may help you manage your dogs epilepsy.






-

Canine epilepsy crosses all breeds and mixes. It is one of the most difficult diseases for an owner to deal with, but please know that it can be controlled and that there is a long list of support groups and research being conducted to find the gene or genes that cause the problem.

This is one of the best Epi websites out there:
http://www.canine-epilepsy.com/Resources...

My dachshund has epilepsy..he's been on phenobarbital for about a year now and hasn't had a single seizure since. It's very very cheap and I give it to him twice a day. Has your dog seen the vet?