Dog seizure update. This update pertains to my dog and her seizures. I’m not trying to say I have an answer for anyone else’s dog’s seizures, but I’m sharing our story in case it may help someone.
I’m fairly sure I’ve pinpointed the culprit — wasp spray! Here on the Texas Gulf Coast we have these horrible tree roaches. They’re outside roaches, but every so often the creepy things make their way inside. They’re HUGE and they FLY, so there’s nothing more disconcerting than lying in your bed and looking up to see one on your white ceiling. I wanted to be able to kill them from a distance, so I got some wasp spray. In spite of turning on every fan, ionizer and air re-circulator I have, I am unable to keep residual wasp spray from wafting through the room. I started keeping a diary of what she might have been exposed to whenever she would have a seizure. The pattern jumped out at me — wasp spray + 24 to 36 hours = a seizure. I put away the wasp spray immediately, and she hasn’t had a seizure since. That was July 8!
I hope this info can help someone. At the very least, start keeping a diary to see if there’s a pattern. Perhaps that will be just the clue you need.
Dogs ROCK!!
P.S. I’m not going to use any kind of bug spray inside since I don’t know which ingredient triggered her seizures. If anyone has a safe alternative to use as a bug killer, please feel free to share it here. Thanks!