Unfortunately, I need to reset Topaz’s ticker. Fortunately, he’s doing really well and the post ictal stage was really short according to my husband…AND he made it a whopping 294 days, and about 7 hours between seizures. What an accomplishment!! That I am truly grateful for.
So, as I usually do…here’s the “what happened” blog. One difference, I was not home when it happened so this is how it all went down via my husband…who did awesome and I’m very proud of him!
Around 1:40pm Topaz came to my husband into the computer room from the bedroom where he says he was sleeping. He came in and then fell over and started seizing.
He had a GM and was foaming and he was actually very loud this time around…the last time he was quiet, but this time I could hear him howling or screaming through the phone…poor baby!
My husband said he got up when it was over…after approx a minute or so…he moved to the middle of the room and had another one. I believe it was the same as the first. I’ll double check with the hubbs.
Anyway, he just had the two and then my husband took him outside to cool off. He did not urinate on himself, which he usually does, but he did poop as soon as he went out.
I’d say the post itcal was pretty short because he seems pretty near normal right now, and my husband said he was fine afterwards in the yard. Fine to him is not fine to me, so he was probably a little out of it, but not so bad.
I called the vet to document it and they said no change in meds. I will give him an extra 1/4 pill tonight though anyway. They said to call back if he has another within 24 hours of the first.
What else do I usually write…oh, environmental changes.
This dog has been SO hyper lately! He’s an Aussie or Border Collie, so this is to be expected, but he was overly excited. He has been going on daily or almost daily car rides and has gotten into the trash pretty regularly since before Christmas.
We’ve hopefully ended the garbage battle (haha I typed ballet first…either fits! LOL) once and for all with an under-the-sink trash can. So that should be done with.
Oh…and something that I usually do, but dh didn’t…or couldn’t as he was alone…I usually give rescue remedy right when he starts coming out of the seizure…and I would have tried to use the ice pack, but I wasn’t here. Not that I’m disappointed to not have the opportunity, I hope I NEVER do! When dh let the dogs back in after everything, he gave Topaz some Breyer’s Vanilla with RR mixed in…which is what I would have given him right away. But he got some and that’s good.
I am gonna look into some natural trigger possibilities…pressure, maybe moon…something…but I doubt it will let me know anything. Oh, and I’m also going to email the company that makes our cat food to see if they put rosemary in any of their formulas…so we’ll keep that in mind when feeding them.
Hmm…that answer will be interesting…Topaz has been getting into the trash and cleaning the kitty food cans…maybe a trigger.
Anyways…I think that’s all. I will update as needed, gonna go update the ticker. *sigh*
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