We made it 12 days seizure free.
Spike had 2 seizures today. He had mini 30 second seizure while still in bed this morning. It was not bad, but 20 minutes later he had full Grand Mal seizure that lasted 3.5 minutes.
The animal hospital is down the street from where I work, but it is 20 - 30 minutes away from our house depending on traffic. Too far away when your dog is seizing. Because we live so far away, we decided to take Spike to the hospital just in case. He seemed to stabilize by the time we got to the hospital, we probably did not need to go in, but we would rather be safe.
The Vet increased Spike's PB dosage to 1 1/2 tablets twice a day and I stayed home with him so I could watch him. No more seizures.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
The Neurologist
Spike had no more seizures over the weekend.
On Monday, we met the Neurologist. She was very nice and emphasized that we just started treatment and there is a lot that can be done. She wants to start Spike on the 1 tablet twice daily and that we need to get his blood tested in two weeks to make sure that the drug is working and that it is not hurting his liver. I am cautiously optimistic.
Spike spent the entire day sleeping. He could not go up or down the stairs on the deck, so we had to take him out the front door where he had no obstacles. It is suppose to take a few days for him to get back to normal.
On Monday, we met the Neurologist. She was very nice and emphasized that we just started treatment and there is a lot that can be done. She wants to start Spike on the 1 tablet twice daily and that we need to get his blood tested in two weeks to make sure that the drug is working and that it is not hurting his liver. I am cautiously optimistic.
Spike spent the entire day sleeping. He could not go up or down the stairs on the deck, so we had to take him out the front door where he had no obstacles. It is suppose to take a few days for him to get back to normal.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Clusters
What a horrible day!
Spike had 5 seizures today and is in the ICU at the local emergency animal hospital. It started off like the first seizure, but only lasted a mere 3 1/2 minutes. I thought 'I can deal with this'. It was scary, but I knew what to expect.
Scott and I continued to plan our day like normal thinking the worst was over. Scott went out and I stayed at home doing chores. I had just sat down to check my email when Spike had his second seizure. This was the first seizure that I had to deal with alone. It was another 3 1/2 minute grand mal seizure.
I called the Vet but he had gone to lunch, I was unsure what to do. Spike took a long time to calm down. He panted and paced for a good hour. Just when I thought he was calming down, I started to go down to the basement to change the laundry. I had not gone down 2 steps before I heard a thump. I ran to the dining room and Spike was having another seizure under a chair. During the seizure, Scott came home. We decided to go to the Vet, so I called them and told them we were coming and would just sit in the lobby until they could see us.
Thankfully, we were seen right away. The Vet said it was time to start medicating him and that once we start this was a lifetime commitment. Spike was prescribed 1 Phenobarbital (PB) every 12 hours. It is extremely important to give the on an exact schedule. We were suppose to give him 2 tablets as soon as we got home to try to stop the seizures from getting worse. The Vet also let us know that there is a Veterinarian Neurologist in town at one of the emergency hospitals.
I had not had a chance to take a shower, so as soon as we got home I gave spike his PB and hopped in the shower. I was not in the shower 2 minutes when I heard thump. I hopped out and Scott was holding Spike while he had another seizure. Two minutes later spike had his 5th seizure of the day.
We took Spike to the emergency hospital where they gave him PB intravenously and put a catheter in case they need to hook him up to a Valium drip. He is going to stay at the hospital until Monday when the Neurologist can examine him.
The worst part of the day was that the last 3 seizures Spike had occur right after I left the room, I am scared that I can't ever leave him now.
Spike had 5 seizures today and is in the ICU at the local emergency animal hospital. It started off like the first seizure, but only lasted a mere 3 1/2 minutes. I thought 'I can deal with this'. It was scary, but I knew what to expect.
Scott and I continued to plan our day like normal thinking the worst was over. Scott went out and I stayed at home doing chores. I had just sat down to check my email when Spike had his second seizure. This was the first seizure that I had to deal with alone. It was another 3 1/2 minute grand mal seizure.
I called the Vet but he had gone to lunch, I was unsure what to do. Spike took a long time to calm down. He panted and paced for a good hour. Just when I thought he was calming down, I started to go down to the basement to change the laundry. I had not gone down 2 steps before I heard a thump. I ran to the dining room and Spike was having another seizure under a chair. During the seizure, Scott came home. We decided to go to the Vet, so I called them and told them we were coming and would just sit in the lobby until they could see us.
Thankfully, we were seen right away. The Vet said it was time to start medicating him and that once we start this was a lifetime commitment. Spike was prescribed 1 Phenobarbital (PB) every 12 hours. It is extremely important to give the on an exact schedule. We were suppose to give him 2 tablets as soon as we got home to try to stop the seizures from getting worse. The Vet also let us know that there is a Veterinarian Neurologist in town at one of the emergency hospitals.
I had not had a chance to take a shower, so as soon as we got home I gave spike his PB and hopped in the shower. I was not in the shower 2 minutes when I heard thump. I hopped out and Scott was holding Spike while he had another seizure. Two minutes later spike had his 5th seizure of the day.
We took Spike to the emergency hospital where they gave him PB intravenously and put a catheter in case they need to hook him up to a Valium drip. He is going to stay at the hospital until Monday when the Neurologist can examine him.
The worst part of the day was that the last 3 seizures Spike had occur right after I left the room, I am scared that I can't ever leave him now.
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