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Max can't seem to get a break. We just got back from the vet. Here's our story:

Last night Max was sleeping in the kitchen. He woke up after about an hour and I called him to me. He limped all the way to me. I got up, alarmed and watched him walk for about 15 minutes. I couldn't tell which leg, but I knew that he was walking unusually. About a 1/2 hour later he seemed normal and continued monitored play with Cooper.

He went to sleep and woke up fine. He and Cooper played for about 1.5 hours this morning. All was well. When I heard quiet, I got up and checked on them. Max limped over to me. I checked his paws and legs and all seemed ok. No whining. I called the vet immediately.

We just got back from the vet. It's not his knees or legs. He appears physically fine. She thinks that he's limping front and back on his right side, which leads her to believe that it's related to nerve damage from his seizures. We just doubled his phenobarbital levels about 2 weeks ago, but 3 days ago I noticed the seizures were coming back.

Yesterday, unrelated to the limping, I emailed my LSU specialist about the seizures returning. She believes it's because Max is growing so quickly that it's difficult to regulate his levels. I just emailed LSU about the limping and waiting for a response.

The local vet gave him a shot if in case it is a sprain or some minor trauma. I should maybe see a difference shortly. If it's trauma it would help. He's sleeping now, so I'm not yet sure if it helped. We also took his pheno levels again. Max doesn't seem to be in any pain, but he doesn't seem to active right now either. Would he feel nerve damage?

Is this familiar to anyone? If your dog has had seizures have you seen limping? Once again, I'm scared to death. I will do anything for Max. Please keep him in your prayers.