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  • Toxins might be the cause of canine seizures. Finding the cause of sudden seizures in previously healthy dogs may require a neurology or internal medicine work-up, but the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center notes that often the problem can be traced to a toxin exposure.
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  • Toxins might be the cause of canine seizures. Finding the cause of sudden seizures in previously healthy dogs may require a neurology or internal medicine work-up, but the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center notes that often the problem can be traced to a toxin exposure.
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Idiopathic epilepsy, the most common cause of seizures in the dog, is an inherited disorder, but its exact cause is unknown.

Other causes include liver disease, kidney failure, brain tumors, brain trauma, or toxins.

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  • The manifestation of a seizure in a healthy dog may be a telltale sign of the presence of toxins in the body. In other cases, a dog may experience seizures due to a condition called idiopathic epilepsy. According to Ernest Ward, DVM, of the VCA Hospital, this condition is a common cause of seizures in dogs.

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