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enzosfamily · 03-20-2013, 01:53 PM

NicoleMarie -sounds just like my Enzo! He was 4.5 when he started having seizures out of nowhere. He would vomit food about once a month since he was a puppy but not enough to warrant too much worry. We first did the bile acid test and he had higher than normal but no shunt after an MRI and his liver enzymes are completely normal. The seizures started coming more frequently - no one thought it had anything to do with his liver but encouraged us to do the biospy. We too chose not to because if it is MVD, there is nothing we would do differently.

I went on a three year journey to try to cure him. At his worst point the seizures were every 7-10 days but besides that he would act completely normal and healthy. I cried every time he had a seizure and went the holistic route because the conventional vets I saw were not interested in looking outside the box - Enzo was not cookie cutter and every one was stumped.

It was a long hard journey but here is what we did:

I finally ended up with a Chinese Medicine vet who said she specialized in hard cases. She diagnosed him according to chinese medicine principles - I had to stay away from chicken, lamb and beef - all of which I was feeding Enzo! I home cooked a diet of white fish, quinoa and frozen chinese vegetables and in a few short weeks, his vomiting completely stopped. I got that recipe from a Vet in Vermont that super analyzed his blood panel for me. Originally I was given the l/d food too by my original vet as well as the denmarin. The l/d is horrible - ugh the ingredients! and Enzo hated it with a passion - I had to practically stand on my head in the those days to get him to eat.

Back to last year with the Chinese Med Vet - she told me about laser therapy and how she believed it would help Enzo. She normally does accupuncture but had just gotten the laser and thought that might be even more effective. She also started adjusting Enzo as she is certified in chiropractic for animals. She said that Enzo's atlas part of his neck was out of whack and that she sees that often in dogs that have seizures. Between the intensive laser therapy and chiropractic treatments, Enzo was seizure free for one full year. The laser is not painful at all - they just feel a warm sensation. After it is done, Enzo is as relaxed as he can be. He just recently had a seizure two weeks ago but I swear it was because I had fed him bison for a week - we decided to try it to see if he could tolerate it - obviously not! I threw out the remainder of the food and went back to turkey and white fish as usual. He has been ok since but I am going back to the vet next week to get another laser treatment to hopefully nip it in the bud. He was just about to be ready to have the laser treatment only once every three months..going to continue just getting one once a month now to make sure he is ok.

I forgot to mention I travel an hr and 45 minutes for his visit - I don't care because our Vet is a true miracle worker. I highly recommend you look into changing your dog's diet, completely stop all vaccines and just titre and look into laser and chiropractic care - it works!!! I never put Enzo on phenobarbitol as his liver is already not fully functioning and I did not want to exacerbate the problem. Enzo is happy and healthy and I am thrilled with his outcome.

The laser that is used is by Erchonia - you can go to their website and find Vets that use it in your area. There is a Vet Chiropractic website that has practitioners that are certified. If you would like more info or need help, please email me at jennlynnw@aol.com. If you would also like to try home cooking, I can give you the recipe as it is easy and the Vet knew Enzo's liver isn't completely up to par. I also have a local holistic vet that I take my other dog too and happened to take Enzo too for a little cold and was telling her about all I have done - she said she hasn't met a Yorkie yet that didn't have some kind of liver dysfunction so that made me feel so much better.

Don't want to exclude anyone else with dogs having seizures so if anyone would like to know more about what we did, feel free to email me too. I have a wealth of information on this topic unfortunately. The moral of my story is : Never give up hope and don't take no for an answer! There are so many alternatives out there - just have to find that one passionate Vet that truly wants to help!

03-20-2013, 01:53 PM	#5
enzosfamily Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Poughkeepsie Posts: 26	NicoleMarie -sounds just like my Enzo! He was 4.5 when he started having seizures out of nowhere. He would vomit food about once a month since he was a puppy but not enough to warrant too much worry. We first did the bile acid test and he had higher than normal but no shunt after an MRI and his liver enzymes are completely normal. The seizures started coming more frequently - no one thought it had anything to do with his liver but encouraged us to do the biospy. We too chose not to because if it is MVD, there is nothing we would do differently. I went on a three year journey to try to cure him. At his worst point the seizures were every 7-10 days but besides that he would act completely normal and healthy. I cried every time he had a seizure and went the holistic route because the conventional vets I saw were not interested in looking outside the box - Enzo was not cookie cutter and every one was stumped. It was a long hard journey but here is what we did: I finally ended up with a Chinese Medicine vet who said she specialized in hard cases. She diagnosed him according to chinese medicine principles - I had to stay away from chicken, lamb and beef - all of which I was feeding Enzo! I home cooked a diet of white fish, quinoa and frozen chinese vegetables and in a few short weeks, his vomiting completely stopped. I got that recipe from a Vet in Vermont that super analyzed his blood panel for me. Originally I was given the l/d food too by my original vet as well as the denmarin. The l/d is horrible - ugh the ingredients! and Enzo hated it with a passion - I had to practically stand on my head in the those days to get him to eat. Back to last year with the Chinese Med Vet - she told me about laser therapy and how she believed it would help Enzo. She normally does accupuncture but had just gotten the laser and thought that might be even more effective. She also started adjusting Enzo as she is certified in chiropractic for animals. She said that Enzo's atlas part of his neck was out of whack and that she sees that often in dogs that have seizures. Between the intensive laser therapy and chiropractic treatments, Enzo was seizure free for one full year. The laser is not painful at all - they just feel a warm sensation. After it is done, Enzo is as relaxed as he can be. He just recently had a seizure two weeks ago but I swear it was because I had fed him bison for a week - we decided to try it to see if he could tolerate it - obviously not! I threw out the remainder of the food and went back to turkey and white fish as usual. He has been ok since but I am going back to the vet next week to get another laser treatment to hopefully nip it in the bud. He was just about to be ready to have the laser treatment only once every three months..going to continue just getting one once a month now to make sure he is ok. I forgot to mention I travel an hr and 45 minutes for his visit - I don't care because our Vet is a true miracle worker. I highly recommend you look into changing your dog's diet, completely stop all vaccines and just titre and look into laser and chiropractic care - it works!!! I never put Enzo on phenobarbitol as his liver is already not fully functioning and I did not want to exacerbate the problem. Enzo is happy and healthy and I am thrilled with his outcome. The laser that is used is by Erchonia - you can go to their website and find Vets that use it in your area. There is a Vet Chiropractic website that has practitioners that are certified. If you would like more info or need help, please email me at jennlynnw@aol.com. If you would also like to try home cooking, I can give you the recipe as it is easy and the Vet knew Enzo's liver isn't completely up to par. I also have a local holistic vet that I take my other dog too and happened to take Enzo too for a little cold and was telling her about all I have done - she said she hasn't met a Yorkie yet that didn't have some kind of liver dysfunction so that made me feel so much better. Don't want to exclude anyone else with dogs having seizures so if anyone would like to know more about what we did, feel free to email me too. I have a wealth of information on this topic unfortunately. The moral of my story is : Never give up hope and don't take no for an answer! There are so many alternatives out there - just have to find that one passionate Vet that truly wants to help!