Bud just had anothe seizure
Last moth Bud had a seizure and he just had another a few minutes ago. I called the vet and they don't want to start him on meds until they are less then a month apart. Bud just walks nonstop now arou...
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Our boy Standard Poodle started having seizures around 3 years.
2-3 a week, sometimes more. The vet wanted to get him on Phenobarb which makes them lethargic and has some bad side effects like liver damage. Plus regular blood te$ting the rest of their life.
I searched online and found some canine epilepsy forums and people were recommending changing food to better food. No grains, natural preservatives, human grade meats. He was on Science Diet, recommended by the vet.
We switched to California Natural at first. Within a month his seizures went from 2-3 a week to 2-3 a month and within a year, 2-3 a year.
We also dropped some vaccines and went from the stronger 3 years vaccines to smaller annual doses spaced out over the year per U of F Vet school.
We later switched to Fromms as California Natural had a recall.
Fromms never has.
Your vet should examine him for tumors or some other causes which we did, including an MRI at U of F Vet College to eliminate causes but its probably idiopathic epilepsy. (cause unknown)
The forums also recommended a few drops of Bachs Rescue Remedy when he would seize and it seemed to shorten the episode and recover a little faster.
Read some forums. Lots of info.
2-3 a week, sometimes more. The vet wanted to get him on Phenobarb which makes them lethargic and has some bad side effects like liver damage. Plus regular blood te$ting the rest of their life.
I searched online and found some canine epilepsy forums and people were recommending changing food to better food. No grains, natural preservatives, human grade meats. He was on Science Diet, recommended by the vet.
We switched to California Natural at first. Within a month his seizures went from 2-3 a week to 2-3 a month and within a year, 2-3 a year.
We also dropped some vaccines and went from the stronger 3 years vaccines to smaller annual doses spaced out over the year per U of F Vet school.
We later switched to Fromms as California Natural had a recall.
Fromms never has.
Your vet should examine him for tumors or some other causes which we did, including an MRI at U of F Vet College to eliminate causes but its probably idiopathic epilepsy. (cause unknown)
The forums also recommended a few drops of Bachs Rescue Remedy when he would seize and it seemed to shorten the episode and recover a little faster.
Read some forums. Lots of info.
