Table 1 Owners’ description of behaviors observed during epileptic seizures among 37 Swedish Rottweilers
From: Clinical characteristics of epilepsy of unknown origin in the Rottweiler breed
Behavior | Always | Often | Seldom | Never |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unresponsive/Unconscious | 32/35 (91.3) | 1/35 (2.9) | 1/35 (2.9) | 1/35 (2.9) |
Gazing | 28/33 (84.8) | 2/33 (6.1) | – | 3/33 (9.1) |
Stiffness in neck and legs | 30/36 (83.3) | 4/36 (11.1) | 1/36 (2.8) | 1/36 (2.8) |
Falling to one side | 28/34 (82.3) | 2/34 (5.9) | – | 4/34 (11.8) |
Salivating | 28/36 (77.8) | 3/36 (8.3) | 1/36 (2.8) | 4/36 (11.1) |
Shaking | 27/36 (75.0) | 4/36 (11.1) | 1/36 (2.8) | 4/36 (11.1) |
Muscle shivering | 26/35 (74.3) | 3/35 (8.6) | 2/35 (5.7) | 4/35 (11.4) |
Contracting facial muscles | 19/31 (61.3) | 1/31 (3.2) | 1/31 (3.2) | 10/31 (32.3) |
Chewing | 18/34 (52.9) | 4/34 (11.8) | 3/34 (8.8) | 9/34 (26.5) |
Dilated pupils | 13/28 (46.4) | 3/28 (10.7) | 1/28 (3.6) | 11/28 (39.3) |
Interacting with people | 13/30 (43.3) | 3/30 (10.0) | – | 14/30 (46.7) |
Dark in eyes | 11/27 (40.7) | 4/27 (14.8) | 1/27 (3.7) | 11/27 (40.7) |
Changing body position | 12/31 (38.7) | 3/31 (9.7) | – | 16/31 (51.6) |
Anxious/fearsome | 12/31 (38.7) | 3/31 (9.7) | 1/31 (3.2) | 15/31 (48.4) |
Disoriented | 13/34 (38.2) | 6/34 (17.7) | 5/34 (14.7) | 10/34 (29.4) |
Turning head to one side | 12/32 (37.5) | 2/32 (6.2) | 3/32 (9.4) | 15/32 (46.9) |
Urinating | 10/33 (30.3) | 11/33 (33.3) | 4/33 (12.1) | 8/33 (24.3) |
Occasional apnea | 9/31 (29.0) | 2/31 (6.5) | 3/31 (9.7) | 17/31 (54.8) |
Occasional blindness | 8/31 (25.8) | 3/31 (9.7) | 1/31 (3.2) | 19/31 (61.3) |
Nystagmus | 6/30 (20.0) | 6/30 (20.0) | 2/30 (6.7) | 16/30 (53.3) |
Barking | 5/31 (16.1) | – | – | 26/31 (83.9) |
Aggressive | 3/31 (9.7) | – | 3/31 (9.7) | 25/31 (80.6) |
Walking in circles | 2/30 (6.7) | 1/30 (3.3) | 3/30 (10.0) | 24/30 (80.0) |
Defecating | 2/30 (6.7) | – | 6/30 (20.0) | 22/30 (73.3) |
Chasing tail | – | 3/30 (10.0) | 2/30 (6.7) | 25/30 (83.3) |