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is a small selection of some of the data generated by the monitoring
scheme. |
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Breeds
reported:
Results expressed as a percentage of forms that had a reply
for this question.

It
can be seen that four main breeds make up over one third (36%)
of all reported; German Shepherd, Labrador, Border Collie and
Golden Retriever. Overall seventy-six pure breeds were recorded
ranging from Dachshunds to Great Danes. The weight distribution
coincided with this with the 21 – 30 kg range being the
most common (32.3%). |
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Sex
and Neuter Status:
Expressed as a percentage of forms that had a reply for
this question.

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Reason
for serum sampling:
Expressed as a percentage of forms that had a reply for
this question.
Overall
43% of the dogs that were serum tested were categorised as being
controlled/ routine with the remaining dogs almost equally divided
between the other
categories. The category ‘other’ included
a lot of dogs that had just commenced phenobarbitone therapy.

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Frequency
of Seizures in ‘controlled’ group:
Expressed as a percentage of forms that had a reply for
this question:

The
group of dogs classed as being controlled, were evenly divided
into each seizure frequency category. At either end of the scale,
15% of dogs had a seizure episode every 0 – 2 weeks, while
32% experienced a seizure frequency of 3 months or more. This
illustrates the wide variations in opinion as to what constitutes
good control of seizures. |
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Dose
of Epiphen in mg/kg for controlled dogs:
Expressed as a percentage of forms that had a reply for this question.

It
can be seen from the graph that more than half (50.9%) of dogs
reported as having their seizures controlled are receiving between
2.5 – 5.0 mg/kg phenobarbitone, although more than one-third
are receiving a larger dose (20.4%, 5.0 – 7.5mg/kg, 8.8%,
7.5-10 mg/kg and 10.2% over 10mg/kg). A small group of dogs with
controlled seizures (9.7%) are receiving 0 – 2.5 mg/kg
phenobarbitone. |