M ark Your Calendars! An important Canine Health Webinar by the AKC Canine Health Foundation is coming up in June for caregivers of dogs with epilepsy (epi-dogs) featuring a veterinary neurology expert. The webinar - " Studying Epilepsy in Dogs: Research Approaches and Insights" - features guest speaker Karen Muñana, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology), and member of the International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force of The Companion Animal Epilepsy Research Lab at North Carolina State University-College of Veterinary Medicine (NCSU-CVM). This is my go-to resource for all things Canine Epilepsy. If you are a hu-parent/foster/caregiver of an Epi-dog, or a rescue/shelter caring for dog(s) with epilepsy, this is a must-see! This seminar is FREE , but you need to register in advance!  📌WEBINAR DATE: June 23, 2026 TO WATCH THE WEBINAR AFTER THE DATE, SIMPLY REGISTER BELOW & YOU WILL GAIN ACCESS TO THE WEBINAR. 📌REGISTER:    https://bit.ly/3PmBP1D     According to the AK...

  T his book review is in perfect time for Purple Day® for (K9) Epilepsy! A Mission For Molly, written by Julie Ann Nettifee, RVT, MS, VTS (Neurology) and illustrated by Julie MacMonagle, is based on the real life of Epi-dog (dog with epilepsy) of "Molly," the beautiful English Setter, and newly retired U.S. veteran Willard Moore, who was searching for, and found her in a shelter.  As Willard tells me, when their eyes met, they knew they were meant for each other. The question of "Who rescued Who?" truly fits this duo after Willard adopted her and brought her back home where his wife was waiting and they began their happy life together.  Molly bonded pretty quickly with Willard. Then one day, on a "breezy Carolina afternoon," as the story unfolds, Molly had her first seizure, and shortly after was diagnosed by their veterinarian with epilepsy.    Willard did not know if this was why Molly was left at the shelter, but what he did know...he would never retu...

Big News! Remember the call-out for the need of a male Siberian Husky for a sleep study for dogs with epilepsy I shared last July? Well, the results are in!  "An Exploratory Study on the Relationship between Idiopathic Epilepsy and Sleep in Dogs" led by Dr. Alejandro Mondino, Dr. Karen Muñana, and Julie Nettifee, RVT, MS, VTS from The Companion Animal Epilepsy Research Lab at North Carolina State University-College of Veterinary Medicine has now been published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine . The study consisted of 64 dogs with idiopathic epilepsy (Epi-dogs) and 64 non-epis.   This study was NOT just for Siberian Huskies. It included a wide range of dogs as epilepsy can happen to many breeds and mixed breeds across the globe. at According to the Study, " The breed distribution for both groups included 17 mixed breed dogs, 15 herding dogs, 11 working dogs, 10 sporting dogs, 4 toy dogs, 3 hound dogs, 2 non-sporting dogs, and 2 terrier dogs. In the epi...