My Himalayan boy Bailey takes phenobarbitol but still has occasional seizures. After one seizure, I picked him up to comfort him and he clamped down on my finger and would/could not let go. Luckily, my niece was visiting and ran into the kitchen and got a butter knife to pry his jaws open. He left me with deep puncture wounds but I didn't really blame him. Now if he has a seizure, I just leave him alone until he's completely over it.