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Originally Posted by karen scarlet  kati is almost 14 and this happens on and off some weeks it seems to be more times than others...they are like little shakes or shivers...however when she was 3 she took a slow fall as a lounge chair tipped over and she landed on the deck..she had the breath knocked out of her and i am wondering if this could be the reason for her little episodes..also in the past 6 or so years she has had a true seizure where she just got rigid for a minute or so. this has only happened 3 or 4 times... the vet has her on 1/4 tab of phenabarbitol every night and i don't see any great changes..is this drug going to do any additional harm to such a little girl 5lbs? please give me some support on this awful situation... can't lose her..just lost scarlett and rhett last year from kidney failure.  |
Did they check her liver values before putting her on the phenobarb?? Have you had bloodwork done on her recently? If so, what was her ALT, AST, ALK, BUN, ALB, TP?
It sounds like seizures. It could be that falling like that caused her brain damage depending on how hard she fell OR it could be her liver or a myriad of other things.
Phenobarb is very hard on the liver. Have her liver values checked.
Since she is on phenobarb, it would be beneficial for your baby to be on milk thistle which helps protect the liver from further damage....Many of us use this on our dogs.
One of our members, Ladymom has a maltese with idiopathic epilepsy (I think) and is on phenobarb. She uses milk thistle to protect her liver and so far so good.