Do you have a dog that has seizures?  My baby has them. I have to give her phenobarbital  twice a day for this. The vet told me she is
epileptic  and that this is VERY common in ratties. Just wanted to hear if other people have this issue to. She just tured 6 in March, and has been having them since she was 4. I really would like to know if anyone has this to. And if there is anything that can come from this with her.

Her name is Harly! I just joined, like 10 min. ago! But I will post pics as soon as I can! Your baby is cute!

It's not any more common for a Rat Terrier to get epilepsy than any other breed.  I don’t know where your vet got that info… my Sasha had seizures, but they were later in life (17ish) and they were age related and related to liver dysfunction they believe, not epilepsy, as epilepsy occurs in younger dogs.

Hi, welcome to the group, and so sorry to hear that your rattie has epileptic seizures, but be thankful for the phenobarb that controls them.  I have a little Pom (Heidi) who is over 8 yrs old now and has had seizures ever since she was about 2 years old.  She used to have horrible violent seizures, even while she was on her medication, if she got a cold or a virus and her immunities would get weak.  She hasnt had even a small one in over a year now, though (thank God) and she is still on the phenobarbitol.  That is a relative inexpensive medicine that keeps her seizures under control.  The medicine has a bad side effect in that over several years of taking it,  it makes her gums really soft and she has lost several teeth, but she still manages to eat enough to keep her weight up.  I have to agree, that I dont think seizures are any more common for rat terriers than with any breed, no matter how large or how small----it just happens to some dogs.