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Information collected included signalment, duration of observation before treatment, frequency of seizures before PB administration, seizure phenotype, dose of PB, serum PB concentration, number of seizures after PB administration, duration of follow-up monitoring, and survival time. A modified 2011 ILAE classification system was applied to all cats.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\u2014Seizure control was achieved in 28 of 30 (93%) cats with a serum PB concentration of 15 to 45 \u03bcg\/mL. This comprised 10 of 11 cats with structural epilepsy, 14 of 15 cats with unknown epilepsy, and 4 of 4 cats with presumptive unknown epilepsy. Thirteen cats had no additional seizures after initiation of PB treatment.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions and Clinical Relevance<\/jats:bold>\u2014Seizure control was achieved in most cats with a serum PB concentration between 15 and 45 \u03bcg\/mL, regardless of the cause of the seizures. 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