I called the vet when I got to work and she said that since this one was "different" and that it didn't seem as violent as the others and since he had gone such a long time seizure free, we will leave his meds where they are for now...which is good because he's totally a different dog with the 1/4 pill decrease. It's amazing.
So..we'll keep an eye on him and go on with life as usual!
Topaz had a seizure this morning at 6:08am. It wasn't as bad as the last ones have been and so far no clusters. He had it in our bedroom at the foot of our bed. I heard him kind of get up and then felt and heard a hard thud and went to see what was going on.
And there he was seizing half under the bed and wedged between the bed and dresser in this little area.
He made little noise, and wet himself and foamed as usual, but overall it wasn't as bad as they have been. I'm hoping he won't cluster. The last couple have been very loud and pretty violent.
This one was different too, I couldn't get to him flat, so I kind of picked him up and held him while he came around, which seemed to comfort him...no growling this time around. We also gave him rescue remedy when it was over...gotta keep that in our room to be able to give it right away. Maybe I'll order another bottle of it.
I also should add that he got in the garbage can on Saturday and garbage was all over the house. He licked out cat food cans and ate whatever was on the garbage he pulled out. We've also been giving him peanut butter bones and those new hip-flex treats. And the supplement...no changes other than those.
Plus, it's that time of year and we have wonky weather...maybe the barametric pressure is messing with him.
I'll call the vet when they open to see what they want to do about his meds, we lowered his PB a couple weeks ago and he's been doing so well. Maybe we'll continue and see if this was an isolated incident or something, not sure yet. Will update later.
Anyways...he went almost 83 days with no seizure. 4 hours shy of 84 days. That's awesome. I'll reset his ticker.
...but hopefully it won't be...
Neighbor closer to mile road fertilized his back yard (and possibly front) yard this afternoon. 
Brought the dogs in when I realized what he was doing, but they were outside for a little while. 
sigh... 
Hopefully this won't effect the puppa. 
We got the supplement for Topaz as well as some treats.
The supplement we got is: Advanced Mobility from Oma's Pride (O'Paws)
Of course on the day we were to take topaz to the vet he decides to act like nothing is wrong. He was running around the yard, jumping up on Todd and jumping all over the living room and on the couches like all is well.
He is always really nervous at the vet, and this trip was no exception. We had to wait a while to see the vet too, which didn't make things any easier on poor puppa.
Needless to say, he wasn't on his best behavior and tried to bite the vet. Nice, huh? Anyways...he needed to be muzzled and she tried to examine him. He was just too nervous.
She said he doesn't seem to be in a huge amount of pain, but if he's moving slow and everything she will give us some pain meds for him and suggested we get him a joint supplement. She suggested Kirkland Glucosamine/Chondroitin, but we're probably going to get something from The Pet Beastro...which is where we get their food and treats at.
We'll get the supplement tomorrow and I'll list what it is then.
We also are going to lower his PB from 1 1/2 gram to 1 1/4 gram...which is progress!
I feel so much better taking him in, and I'm confident that we're on the road to him feeling better!
We're taking Topaz to the vet this evening. Our vet is open until 10, so we have a 9:00 appointment.
We have to get his pills, but I am also concerned he's in pain and I want the vet to check him out. He gets up very slowly and paces around a lot, so hopefully she will see what we've been seeing. Maybe I'll try to get the twitches on video as well.
Anyways...I'll definitely update either tonight or tomorrow.
Topaz has been pacing a lot lately. I think a call and/or a trip to the vet is needed. I've been feeling for a while that he's in pain and maybe he is. I think it's time we found out for sure.
I'll update later.
We didn't lower the PB yet, but we did start the Kbr at night. It really seems to be making a difference.
We also added Taurine...2000mg daily for a week and then down to 1000mg daily.
We're going to wait a couple weeks and then lower the PB.
So far so good. 63 days and counting!!
My husband spoke to the vet this afternoon. He called to ask about us giving Topaz taurine. I've been told and have read online that it has some success controlling seizures. We're not replacing his meds with this by any means, but adding this along with the meds.
When I had spoken with the vet last month I asked about lowering Topaz's dose of something. Not that I think he's on such huge doses, but because he's so out of it and spacey and I hate seeing him that way all the time. She agreed that if he made it 60 days seizure free we could lower the PB by 1/4 of a pill...so give him one and 1/4 pill twice daily rather than 1 1/2 pill.
She said we could start the lowered dose tomorrow. My husband also asked her about the time we give Topaz the Kbr. I was wondering if we could give it to him at night rather than in the morning because it kind of makes him loopy and sleepy...then he could sleep it off at night.
This will change the way we feed them as well. I'll have to think about it all and figure out how to do it as the Kbr is a liquid and he's not that into the yucky flavor!
We're also going ahead with the Taurine. We'll be doing 2000 mg for a week and then 1000 mg daily after that. It will be mixed with his food also.
Hopefully, this will help and we can get our fun loving energetic puppa back!
Will update as needed!
