Services, funding and study availability can change, so please check the organisation’s current details. If you find a broken link, or know a resource that would help other owners, please email support@ellika.app and I’ll take a look.
Foundations and financial help
- The Wally Foundation
A starting point for asking about financial help with canine epilepsy care. Check the foundation’s page for current availability and eligibility.
- Toby's Foundation
Information about canine epilepsy awareness and research, with a focus on Australian Shepherds.
- Canine Epilepsy Support Group (UK)
A UK support resource for people caring for dogs with epilepsy. Check the site for current ways to get in touch.
Research labs and specialist clinics
- NC State Companion Animal Epilepsy Research Lab
Information about epilepsy research at NC State. If you are interested in a study, ask the team whether recruitment is open and whether your pet is eligible.
- University of Glasgow Small Animal Hospital
The university’s Small Animal Hospital. Check its current neurology services and referral instructions with your vet.
- RVC epilepsy research
The Royal Veterinary College’s work on epilepsy in companion animals, with information about its research projects.
- AKC Canine Health Foundation, epilepsy program
Grant-making foundation funding canine epilepsy research initiatives across universities, with a public portfolio of the studies it supports.
Veterinary guides and research
- Cornell Riney Canine Health Center: idiopathic epilepsy
Clear, vet-written explainer on what idiopathic epilepsy is, how it shows up, and what living with it looks like.
- Cornell Riney Canine Health Center: managing seizures
What a seizure looks like, what to do while one is happening, and when it becomes an emergency.
- ACVIM emergency seizure-care consensus (2024)
The specialist consensus on emergency care for status epilepticus and cluster seizures. It is written for vets; bring questions about it to your own vet.
- IVETF: epilepsy definitions and terminology (2015)
Background on the words used to describe seizures and epilepsy. Some definitions differ between publications, as explained in the cluster-seizure guide below.
- IVETF: medical treatment of canine epilepsy (2015)
An older treatment report covering medication, monitoring and side effects. Useful background for questions to your vet, rather than instructions for changing treatment.
- University of Missouri: older client handout (PDF)
A printable overview hosted in the university’s 2016 uploads. Keep its age in mind: use the newer emergency-care guidance above and your vet’s advice for treatment decisions.
Owner resources and communities
Other owners can help you feel less alone. Their experiences are personal, though, and a treatment that helped one dog may not suit yours. Bring medication or supplement questions to your vet before making a change.
- Purple Day Every Day / #Paws4Purple
An owner-led canine epilepsy awareness project in partnership with the Anita Kaufmann Foundation, with educational materials and personal experiences.
- FiveSibes #LiveGibStrong resource library
A long-running owner-advocate blog with a library of canine epilepsy information, built in memory of Gibson the Husky.
- Blu's Tale Foundation Canine Epilepsy Support Group
A Facebook group for sharing day-to-day experiences of caring for a dog with epilepsy. You may need to sign in or join to read it; check its rules before posting.
- r/AskVet
A Reddit community for general veterinary questions. You may not receive an answer, so contact your own vet for care decisions or anything urgent.
Facebook hosts many more owner groups. Search for "canine epilepsy support" there and pick an active one whose tone suits you.