What Causes Epileptic Seizures in Dogs?
dog image by Ergün Özsoy from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/h8/ds/causes-epileptic-seizures-dogs_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Dogs with epilepsy go through some standard physical symptoms. Epilepsy occurs in dogs, cats, goats, pigs, people and a range of other animals. This disorder starts in the brain, but manifests itself in dramatic specific physical symptoms. Although no one understands the basis of epilepsy, the disorder seems to be genetic and to have standard underlying factors. The Facts–Epilepsy According to PetEducation.com, epilepsy is a disorder of recurring seizures. An epileptic seizure starts as a chemical imbalance in the dog’s brain in which neurons misfire and send too many “move” signals to muscles. These signals result in overreaction from the muscles, which seize or stop functioning, and lead to a seizure. Epilepsy falls into one of two categories–primary or idio
