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As For The Question I Replied To About The Canine Dogs, When Did That Come Into Play With The Epilepsy Conditions We Have? Curious

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Lakewood, CO
October 15
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I had a dog that I saved from the animal shelter and she started telling my Mom that I was having seizures. I was usually almost done when Mom would be led into my room. Minnie outlived any other dog of her breed. She was doing things that the local vet was floored there was nothing wrong with her. I finally had brain surgery. She waited another year after to be sure that the seizures were over. I am now more then ten years seizure free.

October 16
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They never did effect me and I am allergic to pet dander. Our last two dogs is now a 100% Siberian and the dog before her was a male mix of German Shepard and Siberian and they helped me to overcome my pet dander allergy and never effected my epilepsy.

October 16
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I looked it up on the internet and it said a lady noticed her dog could sense them in the mid 80's and som other guy said something about his dog a few years later which started the term seizure dog. But it wast till 1990s -2000s when small scale studies were conducted. The findings were inconclusive but suggested that having a dog could improve the owners quality of life and reduce # of seizures.
Personally I have read up on it and even now they say they will Kay with their owners ir go help once it starts if they live with others but don't actually know ahead that you are going to have a seizure. But they are a great comfort if you do. Some dogs that know their owner well will recognize the aura behavior and be able to bark at them. There are trainers who say they can train them using cloth from someone whose had a seizure. Personally I think that sounds a bit over the hill! I've read a thing where people complained their $10000 dog didn't predict them just notified them and stayed with their son. The place said he was trained with a strong smelling seizure cloth from someone who had a seizure and they hadn't had any other issues.
So Dave it's either you have auras your dog gets use to to let you know or if you dint gace auras than you've got a buddy to watch over you.

October 15
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

The use of service dogs for people with epilepsy began in the 1970s and 1980s when trainers started noticing some dogs seemed able to sense oncoming seizures. However, it wasn't until around 2000 that organizations began specifically training dogs to assist people with epilepsy. Today, there are several organizations that Show Full Answer

The use of service dogs for people with epilepsy began in the 1970s and 1980s when trainers started noticing some dogs seemed able to sense oncoming seizures. However, it wasn't until around 2000 that organizations began specifically training dogs to assist people with epilepsy. Today, there are several organizations that train seizure alert and response dogs to help people with epilepsy. These dogs can perform tasks like fetching medication, activating emergency response systems, and guiding people to safety during or after a seizure.

October 15
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Visiting my daughter right now. But I must've been close to grandmal, her dogs won't get off me. Keeping me down. I think all dogs know.

October 16

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