Geriatric Onset Idiopathic Epilepsy
By Jay McDonnell, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology) When older pets (age 10 year or older) have a seizure, the owner's first thought typically is, "This has to be a tumor or something else bad. This must be a death knell for my pet." I'd like to assure you: This isn't necessarily true. Every week in my practice I see geriatric pets that have had seizures. When we do a work-up with MRI and spi…Read More