My Dog Takes Phenobarbital for Seizures?

Sherry Hampton

July 5, 20060 found this helpful

If she isn't having any seizures & seems to do better, go with your Vet.

We have a beagle on anti-seizure meds and if I'm not mistaken they have to be on it the rest of their lives.

Our soon to be 15 yr. old german shepard/chow has had 2 seizures in the last 3 wks. He also was put on phenobarb and I had to call the vet this a.m. He walks around like he's drunk. They told me that this is perfectly normal for about 5 days.

Our Golden Retriever has been on Phenobarb for about 9 years now and is doing great. He is now 13 and is just now slowing down. He has always been a barrel of energy. You will have to have her blood check I think it is yearly to be sure the phenobarb levels are where they need to be. We also kept track of his seizures and wrote down when he had them what he had been doing prior to and how long they lasted. We took this record in each time we went to the vet.

why dont you call your vet.??

What happen if a teen took that medicine what would happen to her?

My dog is on phenobartbital for cluster seizures this is the first night home with him since he was released from the Emergency Clinic. He seems extremely nervous and tired. He hasn't had a decent sleep in almost 48 hours.

My dog started having seizures in August, one right after the other and she is on Phenobarbital now and hasnt had a seizure since. She is a mixed cocker/lab and 2 years old. For two weeks she was lathargic and not her usual playful self, thirsty, more hungry and needing to go out to potty constantly. She just stayed under the table and wouldnt come out or let us get near her. It took a good 2 weeks for her to get back to her old self and now she is normal again. She has already had her blood work done and it was ok, so Im happy. This was a very scary experience but you learn to adapt as she has.