Epilepsy - Canine Dancing Fever

As you read more and more of the articles on this website regarding dog disease, you'll begin to notice that many of the ailments experienced by man can be experienced by canines. And like most sicknesses of humans, they too can be cured (not all, most). One disease shared in common is Epilepsy - you've probably heard of this before, and maybe it even happened to one of your relatives and perhaps even you. Canine Epilepsy is one of the "not so typical" disorders occurring in dogs regardless of breed all over the world. How will you know if your pooch has Epilepsy? The most obvious and dud give away of the disorder would be seizures.

A seizure is characterized by a loss of muscle control and having involuntary movements. An example is a man shaking on the floor, or having consistent uncontrollable of the back, arms, or whatever. It may look like dancing in some cultures, but it's not. Basically, it may come in three types, the first being Intracranial. The cause of this type is related to something more "physical" affecting the brain, like a tumor, which triggers the attacks. Some say that physical trauma, such as getting hit very hard in the head by a baseball bat, fast moving flying object like a baseball, or blow from a 300 pound man.

The 2nd type would be the Extracranial kind, which is more "chemical" than it is "physical" A person or canine having this as his/its trigger would have been caused by a change in the metabolic and toxic substances or things outside their brain - the sudden change would lead to seizures. The last type would be Idiopathic Epilepsy - the cause here is harder to detect. All the types are can occur in all dog breeds - according to statistics, the cause of Epilepsy can be linked to the age of your pet, for example: if your dog is less than one year old, the cause of Epilepsy would most likely be of genetic origin (possible canine hereditary disease), triggered by toxins, and/or infections - usually the 2nd type which is Extracranial.

If your pet has reached an age of over 6 years and the disorder does occur to it, the underlying cause would most likely be the Intracranial type - as said above, probably a tumor or some inflammatory disease. A pooch aging 1 to 5 years will most likely be attacked by the Idiopathic type. If you suspect your pet to have Epilepsy, make no hesitations in bringing it to a veterinarian. From there the vet will be able to diagnose the problem and suggest a treatment program for your beloved dog. Making a documentary (taking a video) of the pooch having an attack can come in handy for the veterinarian - it'll be able to help determine the cause of Epilepsy, and a more effective treatment.

Remember that if your dog does have this disorder, it doesn't mean its going to die (yet). There is medicine available that can shorten the durations of the attacks and the frequency of it happening. Dog health is something that all pet owners should give importance to - don't be ignorant and/or cheap in shelling out some cash for the well-being of your pet.

The author of this article, Alex De La Cruz, is a Dog Expert who has been successful for many years. Because most people think that Arthritis is a humans-only disease Alex now informs dog owners with his http://www.doggybooks.info Ebook on how to discover this disease and let their dogs live as pain-free as possible.

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