Snoopy Just Had a Seizure!

alex the wonder dog is living quite well with his epilepsy, and has for nearly 7 1/2 years. one of alexs' triggers are lawn chemicals. please join us at www.canine-epilepsy.com, www.cainie-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com and a yahoo site for dogs with epilepsy, whose email addy i cannot find at this minute. you will learn a lot. some dogs have a contrary reaction to the valium pills, and become more hyper. did the vets give you a prescription for liquid valium DURING the seizure to prevent further clusters? and if you have to come to osu, and alex had been a client there for several years, i'd be happy to go with you.

Joyce,
That was lovely of you to post about Alex.

Diane,
Hugs and kises to you and Snoopy. I hope the medication works, and that this is something he can get over soon.

Snoopy is in my thoughts and prayers, Diana. Hang in there. He will get better!!!! :)

I have been thinking of you constantly Diana and Snoopy.
Phenobarb is what Shaianne was on and it is pretty reasonably priced.
When you say that the bloodwork came back negative did they also run a thyroid panel? A coworker of mine has a golden that has been having seizures for years and she read an article that dogs with hypothyroid can have seizures. I don't know if Snoopy really has the other symptoms of low thyroid but it's worth checking out. Her dog has been on phenobarb for years and they ran a thyroid panel and it was very low, so he is off the seizure meds and on thyroid meds. I am so glad we found Keegan's hypothryoid before she had seizures, that was horrible once.
Keegan and I send our love Snoopy!!!

I didnt think about this before, but Milo also recently had his thyroid checked and went on meds. He lost a bunch of weight, but I'm not sure how it affected his seizures. I'll have to ask Monica about that.

I'm sorry that the blood tests weren't more conclusive, and I hope that the new medicine will work well for him. Get well soon, Snoopy!

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did the vets give you a prescription for liquid valium DURING the seizure to prevent further clusters? and if you have to come to osu, and alex had been a client there for several years, i'd be happy to go with you.

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Joyce, No, the vet did not give me liquid valium for further clusters. I guess they felt that he would not have more if he was taking oral valium and now phenobarb.

If I decide to pursue the problem any further, I would be happy tohave company going to OSU so I will definitely let you know. Thanks for all your help - I will check out those web sites.

pssssst....

Hey "Mom" ~

You forgot to mention -

How's Mr Snoopy DOIN??

;)

I gave Snoopy his first dose of phenabarb with the valium yesterday morning. He had started to adjust to the valium alone and was not whining quite as much and not quite as agitated. The two medicines together must have upset his equilibrium again because the whining has started again and he is just as restless and he has started barking at me like I should know what he wants - and I don't. The vet had said the pb would knock him out - he would probably only have enough energy to get up and go out to do his "business" and come back in to sleep until he adjusts to it in 2-3 weeks. Obviously she doesn't know Snoopy's make up. I am not sure anything would knock that boy out.

I had to go to Tiffin to take my mom to her oncologist yesterday afternoon so I am not sure how his time in his kennel went - I imagine he slept. But when I got home about 7:30 last night he was full of his usual energy. He has started to play with the other dogs some but he seems to be too rough as they - especially Dazzi - snaps at him warning him to calm down!

I am praying that this medicine does work, he adjusts to taking it and he calms down! I can't really be upset with him because I know he is feeling "different" and he doesn't know why either. Poor Snoopy!

Poor Snoopy. I was hoping the news would be better. Maybe it just takes a little time and he'll be feeling more back to normal. He'll be in all our thoughts.

Oh Poor Snoopy... I hope everything works out!

Diana I really hope can adjust to the new medicine and gets back to being the Snoopy you know and love (sounds like he might be on his way!).

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Originally posted by 4 Dog Mother

... Obviously she doesn't know Snoopy's make up.
I am not sure anything would knock that boy out.

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Don't let 'em get ya down, Snoop!!

Here's HOPING he adjusts to the meds,
and that you can also lower the dosage soon.

FEEL BETTER Soon, Snoop!! ;)
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Poor Snoopy, i realy hope he adjusts to the meds soon and gets back to his normal self again. He will be in my thoughts and prayers. {{Hugs}}

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[i]Obviously she doesn't know Snoopy's make up. I am not sure anything would knock that boy out.
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That is the Dally in him ................:D

Hugs to you ..........