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Originally Posted by ladyjane  |
I'd like to publicly apologize for being so offended and well kind of rash in my response. But this is a very sensitive and stressful issue. I'm really doing the best I can here, and really a lot of my frustration stems from my need to understand things. I'm the type of person who likes to control the situation by gaining knowledge and understanding and making educated decisions, and I'm just not knowledgeable enough about a lot of this (I find a LOT of conflicting information which equates to confusion) to go to my vet or any other vet and demand anything so I'm relying on what I'm being told. Honestly I'm frustrated and feeling helpless by what I'm being told.
I should have just clarified the situation, the majority of my posts here end up being my personal unclear venting on the situation rather than clear and concise details. My vet told me phenobarbital was unsafe for small dogs and so forth and initially that other meds would be considered. I am going back and going to (as I said before) bring a print out of this to my vet to show that other people are finding success with medications and that I'm not being a hypochondriac with wanting treatment (medication) for Elvis. As well plan on recontacting UC Davis if something can't change the situation. I haven't even had him a year and although I don't know what was going on before he was with me, noticing how he has a lessened sense of smell, and how he now walks into things on his right side-despite nothing being seen that could affect his vision in his right eye (I did read that seizure damage to the optical nerves begins as depth perception loss) anyways it doesn't seem right that nothing can be done medically and he can decline so much in such a little amount of time. I have a rescue dog I adopted and I was able to completely transform him from being under weight, afraid, in generally poor health to a beautiful healthy adjust dog and seeing the opposite happen with Elvie in my care has been another aspect of devastation in this situation.
I've done as much as I can short of a prescription for his seizures (well I've done what I can under my own direction), dietary changes-he eats a raw diet now, modifying his other meds (flea, heart worm etc.) to ensure they are safe for dogs with seizures, as well taking out some plants from the yard and garden. With the holiday season arriving I've been especially stressed, Elvis is about due for his next cluster session and I'm terrified with all the family gatherings planned the stress of people and excitement in the house will be too much for him. I really appreciate the links being posted for me to look at that's so helpful I can only use Google so many times, it really helps to hear what other people have found in resources, as well as, other people's experiences and what they have done.
Again, I read what I had written in response later and I think my frustration in the situation caused a harsher response than necessicary, for that I apologize this isn't the place for conflict this is the place for knowledge, experience and positive sharing experiences...