Posted on 10/12/2014 7:29:40 PM PDT by CovenBuster
My dog Jazz recently had 3 seizures. They were about 1 to 2 weeks apart, and each time they occurred at the same time each morning (4:50 a.m.). They were brief in duration, lasting only about a minute or two (although it seemed like an eternity). Each time she lost control of her bladder. Afterward, she seemed dazed and bewildered for a few minutes, then she bounced back as if nothing had happened.
She's diabetic, but any connection with the diabetes has been ruled out by the vet.
I know there are dogs who live with seizures, and this may end up being the case with my dog. However, I want to try to keep them at bay as much as is humanly possible.
The other day I was at the vet inquiring about a particular flea control product. The vet tech named a product but said that it couldn't be given to dogs who were prone to seizures. That got me to thinking that maybe their HeartGard (ivermectin) could be the culprit. (We don't usually have to fight fleas, but there have been a jillion #$@& feral cats hanging around my property recently. One by one, they're being trapped and taken away.) After the vet tech mentioned the seizure side effect of the flea treatment, I got to thinking that it might be possible that the heartworm meds could be suspect. Sure enough, I'm seeing warnings to that effect online.
My dogs are 10-year-old poodles. They're half sisters, so they do share some genes. However, the other one doesn't seem to have a problem with the ivermectin products. Still, I can't help wondering if it's just a matter of time after reading some of the online accounts. Now I'm scared to give Jazz her heartworm meds this month, and because we've had the worst summer for mosquitoes in recent memory, I'm scared not to.
I can't say that I totally trust the vet to be square with me seeing as how they never mentioned anything about the possibility of HeartGard as the culprit.
I was hoping to tap into the experiences and thoughts of some of my FRiends on the doggie ping list. Has anyone gone through this or known anyone who has? Can you add any information, recommendations, etc? Thanks to the Obama economy, I'm on a very, very tight budget, so I can't be testing her for every possibility. I'm very scared and don't know what to do as it will be time for her HeartGard in a week or so.
“Doxy” - as in doxycycline?
Yes
Yup, Goat Panacur.
“Dog Panacur” is very pricey and simply adjusting the dose of the goat version gets you a *lot* of wormings for pennies on the dollar.
Check your FReepmail.
:)
Oh wow, you really got me as I’d forgotten about this thread & posted anew. I opened links to a bunch of posts I wanted to address... again. LOL
Thank you so much for the follow-thru. You did the difficult yet logical course of maintaining a diary & observing your dogs.
As a reminder, Salamander gave you a link to non-poisonous insect controls in post 37, here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3214410/posts?page=37#37
As an aside, we also try to avoid poisons, especially when it comes to traps. Just yesterday I “caught” my beloved better half using an expensive specialty cheese to bait mousetraps with & nearly hit the ceiling!
He’s blissfully clueless as to how carefully I shop for grocery sales (I devote serious time & effort to guerrilla shopping tactics) specifically to keep him stocked with the brands he prefers... for myself I would settle for generic or avoid the expense altogether. So to see the dearly-bought-on-sale treat meant for him alone (not that I won’t indulge in a nibble or two) served up to friggin vermin... Ugh! “Here baby, would you please bait with peanut butter, they love the fat & protein.” Poor, poor fella!
Tractor Supply sells an “attractant” in a dropper bottle for snap traps.
No idea what’s in it but it must be either pheromones or some kind of mouse “crack” ‘cuz they sure love it.
Peanut butter and *bacon* are the go-to trap baits.
I’ve never had any bother with cheese, exotic or otherwise.
And I love those flea traps.
Little dog tormenting creeps suffer terribly.
GOOD!
;D
Goat Panacur dose for dogs, for anyone interested:
http://www.pitbull-chat.com/showthread.php/109894-Safeguard-Panacur-(Fenbendazole)-Dose-for-Dogs
Thankee kindly, created the document for printing tonight.
Called in the Viking Kitties on that other post too, LOL.
Thank you so much for your caring toward FReeper pets & their humans.
You’re all my family so of course, I love ya.
Can’t rest when any of you are suffering.
Thank you, very funny!
Just yesterday I gave my dogs matching roast bones. The lab had to be hustled out of the kitchen once she finished hers, just so the other dog could enjoy her treat without the hassle of fending her off. I parked a dining room chair across the threshold between them.
By the time it was done, the older dog had fiendishly carried her bone to the doorway & polished it off in front of lab-sister.
Now, that’s a dog. A good, good dog!
My butcher sells those ... about $16 each. The knuckles have all been chewed down to nuthin’
Of course, our *teeth* are also worn down. :(
Get a new dentist!
http://pets.thenest.com/miniature-poodles-dogs-seizures-5194.html
According to this article, seizures, particularly hypoglycemic seizures, are more common in miniature poodles than other breeds. Because it has been the same time of day, I wonder if her glucose levels are dropping then.
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