My son’s bulldog has seizures. The dog had them regularly each month. He’s now on phenobarbital and that seems to have broken the cycle. A holistic food source they are using said that Rosemary in dog food can trigger the seizures. They have the dog on pure meats and vegetables and this has helped. They are also working with a holistic vet. No flea meds and they also have other methods of treating him during a seizure. The dog also is on a valium suppository. Not sure this helps because of the breeds.
Rosemary extract is in *everything*, now.
Butterball ground turkey is loaded with it [it tastes like medicine, now] and they don’t list it...just says “natural flavors” on the package.
I was not aware it was in there and ate that stuff over the course of a week and felt like hell.
It’s known fact that anyone who is even slightly prone to seizures or heart problems should NOT consume it but apparently, no one cares.
I have tried to get people together to dun Butterball into getting rid of it but most people don’t seem to care.
What I find strange, is that several years ago, hearing about dog seizures seemed pretty rare. Now I am hearing about it with much more frequency. Wonder what is causing this? Our Vet did say that it was better to give dogs with seizure problems real meat instead of processed dog food. At least his last 6 months he was enjoying chicken leg quarters. :)