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Old 03-19-2008, 09:29 AM   #14
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2 wks. ago, at 4:30 in the morning, Scooter woke us up with a seizure. Before I could get to him, he fell off the bed, was lying on his side, kicking and panting. Afterwards he seemed ok so I didn't take him to the vet. It happened again this morning at 5:30, so it's a visit to the doc today. He's 11 and as far as I know that's never happened to him before. He has liver damage but what is a liver shunt?

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Has he has a complete geriatric blood profile recently? How about a thyroid panel? Thyroid imbalance can also cause seizures.
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