What is Epilepsy in Dogs?
Epilepsy is a disorder of seizures that continually reoccur within your dog and can best be described as uncoordinated electrical and chemical signals in the brain of your pet. This usually happens in the portion of the brain called the cerebrum. Although it is not fully understood, it appears to be very similar to what happens in humans with the same condition. Under normal conditions brain cells which are called neurons use both electrical and chemical signals in the communication process. This communication that is misfiring can be excitatory, where means something excites your pet and it sets off a neuron out of sequence in the normal operational flow, or it can be inhibitory in that it does just the opposite and shuts down the neuron that is next in sequence. This is an extremely delicate balance and if the neurotransmitters are not in the correct chemical balance they do not operate properly. This chemical balance is an extremely important part of what is happening to your dog. T
