Canine epileptoid cramping syndrome

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Canine epileptoid cramping syndrome (CECS), previously known as Spike's Disease, is a hereditary disease of Border Terrier dogs, with similarities to canine epilepsy. Its cause is unknown.In 2015 a study concluded: Canine epileptoid cramping syndrome in Border Terrier's is a gluten-sensitive movement disorder triggered and perpetuated by gluten and thus responsive to a gluten-free diet.

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