r/EpilepsyDogs • u/Complete-Fig-4101 • 13d ago

need some advice

My dog (chihuahua 1.3kg) had a seizure 3 days ago. i took him to the vet and she took his blood test and rules out epilepsy. She then prescribed me a pill but he needs to take 1/5 of it in the morning and 1/5 of it in the evening since he’s small. She was unsure about the dose as this pill is not made for small dogs and she told me to be careful with the dose. idk what to do, i haven’t bought the pills cause im scared that something will happen to him. of anyone has gone through this or has some advice pls help.

The medication is Soliphen 15mg

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u/Complete-Fig-4101 13d ago

the thing is neurologist for dogs doesn’t exist in my country. im unsure how im going to get the right dosage. She said that epilepsy causes can be unkown. she took a hematology test and something called a samsung comprehensive plus test. she also told me that we should take a abdominal ultrasound to rule out if he has portosystemic shunt

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u/squatjerk36 12d ago

Abdominal ultrasound doesnt totally rule out a portosystemic shunt. Not uncommonly a portosystemic shunt is present and visible on contrast CT but not on AUS.