Puppy with seizures

I'll be honest, I find that quite funny. Although I tend to have a morbid sense of humor..
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I must admit so did we. Beemer is now Beemer again, though I do miss Clive, he was a character.

Beemer also does not have vaccinations because of his epilepsy, and he has never been neutered because of the risks of a GA.
 
Just reading your update from last night...good news. :)

The vaccine/seizure relationship may be a possibility, although typically a negative reaction comes within hours, not days, post vaccines. The fact that Knox is playing happily and acting normal right now makes me think a brain infection may not be the culprit. Typically with brain infection the pup is acting "down" and not eating well. What was your vet's response when you asked about brain infection? It may be that having the tap done is not the right way to go with Knox behaving so normally...and would be just added stress for Knox and all of you. It is always hard to know what the correct direction is with medical issues that are out of the ordinary.

Thanks for keeping us updated...Knox has been in my thoughts ever since your first post.

Trini
 
Ann said:
We opted not to use Phenobarb. I'm not sure if it's still true that once they start on it, they have to be on it for life. Perhaps that's changed. It doesn't sound like you had a choice. I hope your pup improves and you can wean him off as he gets better.
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I have a 7 year old Aussie who started having seizures 3.5 years ago. We first tried pheno, and it worked for a couple of months, then had a couple seizures so we had to alter the dosages. That happened 3 times before we started adding various medications (Aussies are notorious for seizures being difficult to medication wise, as are Poodles). He has now been seizure free since April (KNOCK ON WOOD!!!) after never going longer than 3 months between seizures. We are almost weaned off pheno, but he will remain on other meds for now that are easier on his liver. His recent post bile acid test came back high, which combined with how long it has been since last seizure, prompted us to remove pheno.

My point is, I don't think because you start pheno (or any other seizure drug) they can never be off of it. It must be monitored and the dog must be weaned off very slowly. My Aussie was on 120mg a day, now on 30mg for the next two weeks before we decrease it again, and we've been weaning off it for 5 weeks now.

OP-best wishes for Knox. It is always so hard to see any dog seizure, but a puppy is even more so. I hope you can find a common denominator, like the vaccines, and can figure out a way to avoid. If he continues to have seizures, I'd also see about ruling out a brain tumor, which seems more likely (if not infection caused) when seizures start under the age of 2.
 
I'm glad to hear Knox is happy and playing. I hope you can figure out a cause, then again you may get lucky and they never happen again. Here's hoping for you:fl
 
Knox

trini gilmore said:
Just reading your update from last night...good news. :)

The vaccine/seizure relationship may be a possibility, although typically a negative reaction comes within hours, not days, post vaccines. The fact that Knox is playing happily and acting normal right now makes me think a brain infection may not be the culprit. Typically with brain infection the pup is acting "down" and not eating well. What was your vet's response when you asked about brain infection? It may be that having the tap done is not the right way to go with Knox behaving so normally...and would be just added stress for Knox and all of you. It is always hard to know what the correct direction is with medical issues that are out of the ordinary.

Thank you for keeping little Knox in your thoughts!! He is still doing wonderful and no more seizures since his last. He is eating like a horse, playing like a normal puppy would, and enjoying the snow here in Pittsburgh! He loves to dig his nose down in it then flip it in the air, he's definitely a wild man. He will be going to the vet on the 16th to check his Pheno levels since he started his meds, and fingers crossed we have no visits before that! He is a real fighter and has an attitude of his very own :yes: He realllly likes to bite when playing. We tell him no, and give him a bone/toy to try to show him thats is an acceptable thing to chew but he doesn't like that. Also, when you tell him "no" he will sometimes listen, but sometimes he will just bark at as like he is mad at us. I've never had a puppy that is so headstrong with these things, and we are finding it difficult to put to a stop...any suggestions?

Thank you Trini :smile2:
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Just sent a private message answer in response to your private message before your post popped up here. We crossed paths.:smile2:

And I am sure others will have some great suggestions for dealing with wee Knox's bratty behavior. A singleton pup is often more of a challenge since he doesn' have littermates to interact with who would let him know when they are fed up with his too hard nipping or too rough play.

Trini
 
So happy to hear your little Knox is doing better.

Continuous prayers going out your way.

ps Please continue to update when you can, thanks.
 
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