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jgill08 · 12-10-2008, 07:16 PM

Sorry for the delay in getting back on here with an update on Jaxon. He had a bile acid test ran and the results came back inconclusive. We have eliminated a few things in his diet that we think may have caused him to have seizures. We noticed he first had a seixure after having a few treats, and those were thrown away. I gave him another brand and flavor of treat and that night, the next morning and afternoon, he had another seizure. Those treats had BHA in them, not sure if the first ones did or not. I threw those treats away, and found him organic treats that did not contain BHA or BHT and thought that these would be good for him. The first night I only gave him one treat and he did fine. Then a week or so later I was trying to train him and in doing so he received two treats in the process of learning how to sit (which he now does on command 80% of the time!!), and he had a seizure in the middle of the night. I am thinking that he may have a problem digesting proteins completely, after having that seizure he had the bile acid test done and his post came back at 37. The vet said that this did not indicate for sure that it is a shunt so she put him on the liver disease diet and seems to be doing good. I noticed that when he had the last seizure he did not poop between meals, he usually goes between feedings, and this time i noticed that he hadnt. Which leads me to believe that the protein may be the culprit for his seizures? Im not sure, maybe that is wishful thinking? Thought I would update anyone whose been curious as to how Jaxon is doing, he learned how to sit on command, and I am looking forward to training him further. Does anyone have any good training treats that would not upset him? Thanks for all the advice that has been given.

12-10-2008, 07:16 PM	#33
jgill08 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posts: 7	sorry for the delay Sorry for the delay in getting back on here with an update on Jaxon. He had a bile acid test ran and the results came back inconclusive. We have eliminated a few things in his diet that we think may have caused him to have seizures. We noticed he first had a seixure after having a few treats, and those were thrown away. I gave him another brand and flavor of treat and that night, the next morning and afternoon, he had another seizure. Those treats had BHA in them, not sure if the first ones did or not. I threw those treats away, and found him organic treats that did not contain BHA or BHT and thought that these would be good for him. The first night I only gave him one treat and he did fine. Then a week or so later I was trying to train him and in doing so he received two treats in the process of learning how to sit (which he now does on command 80% of the time!!), and he had a seizure in the middle of the night. I am thinking that he may have a problem digesting proteins completely, after having that seizure he had the bile acid test done and his post came back at 37. The vet said that this did not indicate for sure that it is a shunt so she put him on the liver disease diet and seems to be doing good. I noticed that when he had the last seizure he did not poop between meals, he usually goes between feedings, and this time i noticed that he hadnt. Which leads me to believe that the protein may be the culprit for his seizures? Im not sure, maybe that is wishful thinking? Thought I would update anyone whose been curious as to how Jaxon is doing, he learned how to sit on command, and I am looking forward to training him further. Does anyone have any good training treats that would not upset him? Thanks for all the advice that has been given.