BYC Café

sourland said:

I'll be calling the vet. He'll want to do another blood draw and analysis. We may have to increase or add a second medication. If there's a good side to all of this, her seizures are less violent, and she seems to recover more rapidly. It's stressful . I think more so for the Princess and me than for Maggie.

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I added a link to my first reply after going out to do a bit of research.
I had used milk thistle and some other supplements to treat Dylan in conjunction with his prescriptions to help with his DCM. He had a worse disease though and he died 6 months after diagnosis.

DobieLover said:

Does she need another medication adjustment?

I thought this information was interesting and maybe worth investigating.

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Thanks for the link.

sourland said:

They'll always seem like kids to you, but many eventually feel that they should be in charge. Saw that with our mother on the part of my sisters. Also saw that in my nephew's with my oldest sister.

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Of course! And haven't you also seen 3 year olds trying to be in charge and tell adults and the rest of the world how to handle things?

LaFleche said:

Of course! And haven't you also seen 3 year olds trying to be in charge and tell adults and the rest of the world how to handle things?

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Only in 'today's' world. Not the world I grew up in or our kids were raised in. Of course I was a nearly angelic child.

sourland said:

Maggie had a seizure at 2:30 this morning. It was a minor seizure, but a seizure nevertheless.

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I am sorry. Were they able to determine where the triggers stem from, which part of her brain?

Our late Rhodesian Ridgeback Paul suffered from seizures for his entire life and as they were caused by a breed-specific genetic defect the usual medication did not work.

His previous owner - a petite middle-aged woman - was financially exausted and even physically hurt by him, so she gave him up for adoption and he came to live with us at the age of 15 months.
Despite all of the seizures (sometimes several per day), he lived to the age of 10,5 years until we had to put him down because he became more and more aggressive and unpredictable during his seizures (140 pounds of uncontrollably attacking and biting muscle mass).

We still miss him very much.

LaFleche said:

Age doesn't really matter as they will always behave like kids towards you

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True, and something to keep in mind.
Also remembering what I was like at her age has always engaged and eased the tongue biting.
Parent/child relationships are rife with learning all thru their evolution.
I often think.....Oh, that's what Mom meant/felt.
Children can be such mirrors for their parents, sometimes the reflection is not so flattering.


Bread Day!
Haven't made bread in months.

LaFleche said:

I am sorry. Were they able to determine where the triggers stem from, which part of her brain?

we had to put him down because he became more and more aggressive and unpredictable during his seizures (140 pounds of uncontrollably attacking and biting muscle mass).

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We have not done an MRI - yet. It's an expensive next step the vet is trying to spare us . Maggie was terrified by her first seizure and would have bitten me if I touched her. Now I can talk her down, and she comes to me for comforting. Our daughter was bitten by an elderly Rhodesian Ridgeback - grabbed her face below her left eye socket and ripped down across her chest. Her first comment was, "Tell them not to kill the dog." Owners had the dog euthanised as his temperament had been getting worse. All of this led to an interesting interaction with the owner's insurance company. The owner told me, "I have good insurance, but they are very aggressive. Don't let them bulldoze you." I didn't.

Cooler here today and thanks for the coffee! I am off to go have lunch with my SIL.
Enjoy the bread!

DobieLover said:

Does she need another medication adjustment?

I thought this information was interesting and maybe worth investigating.

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Vet wants to see her tomorrow for another blood level check on the Phenobarbitol. We have been giving her CBD for dogs for the last several weeks.

aart said:

Head is holding, already deflected the first round of drama.

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I'm sorry to hear this, they haven't even arrived

sourland said:

They'll always seem like kids to you, but many eventually feel that they should be in charge. Saw that with our mother on the part of my sisters. Also saw that in my nephew's with my oldest sister.

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Well there does come a time when many are no longer able to be in charge of themselves.
Best to have the person you want in charge of your affairs determined prior to that happening.

sourland said:

Of course I was a nearly angelic child.

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Yeah, you had to sleep some time