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What a bummer. Let’s hope the drugs work. I’d hate to be in your place. |
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I’d like to remain optimistic, but... ugh. That’s awful. |
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Oh, man, hate to hear it. She’s a cutie pie. Keep us updated.
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I wish you well with this, Dale. |
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Very sad indeed. Stay strong. |
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I’m really sorry to hear it. |
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Condolences. |
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Does she suffer during these seizures? |
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Dale,
as far as I know epilepsy is no reason to put a dog to sleep, unless it really does suffer.
What are you feeding her? From what I have read it is important not to feed epileptic dogs any cereals. Cereals make up a large part of mixed fodder you can buy in the shop, but if you make sure that an epileptic dog doesn’t eat any cereals, seizures can be reduced or avoided altogether. I’m getting that info from this German-language forum, but here is an English language site so you can read up on this stuff yourself.
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Ralf Goergens
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I’d prefer not to euthanize the animal myself, obviously. the bottom line, however, is if the seizures can’t be controlled, and continue to occur in clusters, then eventually the animal will either become brain damaged, which will most likely lead to increased and unpredictable aggression—a dangerous condition in a 60-pound carnivore—or she will simply go into status epilepticus, and have to be put down anyway.
This is not a case where the animal is having a seizure every few weeks. It’s a case where the animal literally cannot leave the house without suffering seizures every few hours for the next two days, and must at all times be so heavily dosed with barbituates that all she can do is stumble about the living room. This is not an optimal quality of life for a large, active animal.
I perhaps should also have mentioned that, in addition to the other medications, we are giving her intra-anal diazepam when she has seizures, and it appears to have little affect in controlling them.
Oh, and she’s allergic to the potassium bromide, which means she needs regular steroid injections, because the allergic reaction causes her to break out in hives over her entire body, which puts her in very real physical misery.
So, believe me, we are not thinking about euthanasia because we find her seizures occasionally inconvenient. |
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Dale Franks
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So, believe me, we are not thinking about euthanasia because we find her seizures occasionally inconvenient.
I didn’t think you would just because of inconvenience.
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Ralf Goergens
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Sorry Dale, she looks like a cool dog.
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