A possible diagnosis....

.....for Max's episodes. Over the last few months, Max has had several epileptic-type seizures and we were told that it was in fact epilepsy, although there were no tests that could be done to confirm it, just some tests to rule out other possibilities. The vet chose not to medicate since the fits were fairly infrequent and the medicine would do more harm to Max than good.

By chance, I came across a forum dedicated to Border Terrier chat a few days ago and mentioned Max's problem, just in the hope of finding people in the same boat to talk to really. I'm so glad I did, because one lady suggested that Max might actually be suffering from Spike's Disease (Canine Epileptoid Cramping Syndrome). Symptoms are very similar to epilepsy and the syndrome is common among Border Terriers. The good news is that it appears to be controllable in most cases by a change of diet. It's thought to be caused by a gluten intolerance, so we're going to change Max over to a gluten free dog food and see how it goes. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain by at least trying it.

Max had a couple of episodes, about a week apart, just a couple of weeks ago; the second one was quite severe, so this news has come at just the right time and my little boy's future is looking a little brighter.