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Abstract：
Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological syndromes in dogs and has serious implications for the quality of life of both the dogs and owners. Seizure-precipitating factors (SPFs) (also termed \"triggers\" or \"provocative factors\") have been studied and reported in both humans and dogs with idiopathic epilepsy. In dogs stress, hormones, sleep deprivation, and the weather have been reported as SPFs. The Border Collie (BC) is a breed of dog that is predisposed to idiopathic epilepsy, and the outcome is often poor. BC is described as a very sensitive dog with a strong focus on their owners, and this may have an influence on their and their owners\' stress level. In this article, we described six unrelated BCs with idiopathic epilepsy in which several remarkable SPFs were identified, and avoiding them improved the outcome of these dogs. The possible SPFs were different for each dog. The SPFs were, among others, the other dog in the family, the lack of intellectual challenge, the presence of an autistic child, a busy street, the relation with the owner, and throwing a ball at the beach. These cases illustrate that recognizing the SPF(s) and taking measures with regard to management can lead to a reduction in epileptic seizure frequency or even achieving seizure freedom.
摘要：
癫痫是狗中最常见的慢性神经综合征之一，对狗和主人的生活质量都有严重影响。癫痫发作诱发因素（SPF）（也称为“触发因素”或“激发因素”）已在患有特发性癫痫的人类和狗中进行了研究和报道。在狗的压力下，荷尔蒙，睡眠剥夺,天气被报告为SPF。边境牧羊犬（BC）是一种易患特发性癫痫的狗，结果往往很差。BC被描述为一只非常敏感的狗，非常关注它们的主人，这可能会影响他们和他们的主人的压力水平。在这篇文章中,我们描述了6个与特发性癫痫无关的BCs，其中发现了几个显著的SPF，避免它们改善了这些狗的结果。可能的SPF对于每只狗是不同的。SPF是，其中,家里的另一只狗,缺乏智力挑战，自闭症儿童的存在，繁忙的街道,与业主的关系，在沙滩上扔一个球.这些病例表明，认识到SPF并采取有关管理的措施可以导致减少癫痫发作频率或甚至实现癫痫发作自由。
