My partner has epilepsy and therefore takes epilim 4 times a day which are round tablets about the size of an old half penny. Although we try to keep these tablets out of the way, I am so worried that my dog will managed to seek one out and eat it. Because my partner has to take them so regularly, it's impossible to keep them locked up in one cupboard, because he needs them whereever he is. Can anybody tell me what could happen if my dog does find and eat one of these pills? Thanks.

My daughter takes Epilim - they are very powerful anticonvulsants and would I'm sure be extremely dangerous to a dog - or a child, come to that. My daughter uses a special dispensing container from the chemists, with compartments for each day of the week, divided into four for each day. Your partner might find one of these useful, as it is very helpful in ensuring the correct dose is taken at the correct time.

However, regarding the risk of the dog eating the tablets - as with children, it is up to you two as responsible adults to ensure that it can't happen. A locking cupboard is the ideal, but failing that the tablets must be stored safely in a place that the dog can't possibly reach. Sorry, but there's no other answer! Having a dog is, after all, like having a perpetual toddler in the house, and the house has to be made as free as humanly possible from all potential hazards.
Cathy.

Hi, perhaps your partner could keep two or three tablets on him/her at all times in a little pill container so if they need one quickly it is always to hand, and then keep the main batch locked away.

Vets do prescribe epilim for the treatment of canine epilepsy, but I would hazard a guess that the amounts are variable. I personally, would take whatever measures necessary to insure that my dog (and children) do not gain access to them. I think Westlover's idea is good. Don't keep all the tablets in one place. Then if your dog does stumble across them, he won't eat the whole packet :-) I think you can buy metal pill boxes, can't you?