We humans share a lot of similarities with dogs, such as personal preferences, social behaviors, facial expressions, and 80 percent of our DNA. We also have many diseases in common, including epilepsy ...

Epilepsy and dyskinesia are canine neurological disorders with overlapping clinical symptoms. An international team, led by Professor Andrea Fischer, neurologist at LMU's Small Animal Clinic, and ...

Dr. Aziza Glass is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine graduate from Cornell University. She was born in Houston, Texas, and nurtured her love of animals by watching television documentaries and ...

Pet owners who have witnessed a dog or cat having a seizure know how frightening it can be. Veterinarian Dr. Rebekah Hartfield says understanding what a seizure looks like and knowing how to respond ...

I was speaking with my vet team recently and we all agreed that we have seen an increase in the number of pet patients having seizures in the last year. We were discussing some causal factors to see ...

Lompoc Health neurologist Dr. Philip Ente has received a two-year grant to scientifically prove that dogs can tell when a seizure will occur. Dr. Ente, a clinical professor and a diplomate of the ...

It was back in the early 1990s that people who studied dogs were surprised by a number of reports about dogs like Harley, a golden retriever owned by Victoria Doroshenko. Victoria has epilepsy, and ...

Seizure alert dogs are working partners trained to notice subtle shifts in scent, movement, or behavior that often happen minutes before a seizure. That warning can give someone time to sit down, take ...

An international research team from the fields of veterinary medicine and genetics has developed a new survey tool to advance canine epilepsy diagnosis and research. Epilepsy and dyskinesia are canine ...