Max seizures or anxiety?

[BonBon]

Sending prayers for Max. I'm glad he has you to take such good care of him.

Bonny

[107barney]

Glad he had a quiet night. I'll be looking for your updates.

[ladyjane]

Hope all goes well at the vet today.

[orlnurse]

You guys are so awesome. Thank you for the support. We are back from the vet, BAT and thyroid panel done. We go back at 10:30 for the post feed lab draw. I'll hopefully take a nap then. I am exhausted!

I was supposed to work tonight but thank goodness that I have understanding managers and I'll work Sat. night instead. I can't bear to leave him tonight. My daughter and probably my Dad would stay here with the pups but there's nothing like his momma!

[107barney]

How's Max tonight?

[orlnurse]

He is resting now. He's still unsteady on his feet. Did Teddy have that problem while he was getting used to the meds?

[yorkieusa]

I'm glad he's resting well. I hope you are getting some much needed sleep.

[orlnurse]

Thanks, and yes, going to bed now. *yawn*

[107barney]

Originally Posted by orlnurse

He is resting now. He's still unsteady on his feet. Did Teddy have that problem while he was getting used to the meds?

Teddy is not on phenobarbital - he is on a different anticonvulsant drug called Zonisamide and only showed some lethargy when starting the drug the first day.

[AllDogBoots]

My Max is on phenobarbital and I'll say that he was fairly out of it for the first few days. The first day he slept the entire day. By day 2 he was wobbling around and by day 3 he started getting back to normal. Give it some time for him to get used to the meds. How is he doing this morning?

[Britster]

I'm just seeing this!

Sending good vibes and prayers Max's way!

[orlnurse]

Thanks Brit...

This morning Max is still wobbly and groggy especially after the meds. What do you do for Max's increased appetite?

How old was Max when he was diagnosed? Do you know what triggered his seizures?

[AllDogBoots]

Originally Posted by orlnurse

Thanks Brit...

This morning Max is still wobbly and groggy especially after the meds. What do you do for Max's increased appetite?

How old was Max when he was diagnosed? Do you know what triggered his seizures?

Max is almost 11 months old. I brought him home from the breeder when he was 11 weeks. 3 days later he started having focal/head bobbing seizures. These seizures would occur all day long, about every 20 minutes and last from 2-8 seconds. We did all tests possible to rule out everything possible including blood work, BATS, MRI, Spinal Tap and probably even more. He went to LSU vet school and was finally diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy.

I completely forgot about the increased appetite and increased water consumption! I never really increased Max's food but I gave him some carrots, green beans, Gerber Puffs, Cheerios and very low calorie/fat foods. The increased appetite was enormous but a very common side effect.

It'll take some time for your Max to regulate on the meds. Every time I had to increase my boy's meds (he grew really fast!) there were a few days of grogginess from the higher dosage.

What's the next step for you guys? How is he doing?

[orlnurse]

Originally Posted by orlnurse

UPDATE:

I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out what the hec happened. The events in the past I thought were anxiety or at least behavior brought on my anxiety. Dog park, dog festival last week, etc. What was different about yesterday...he was sleeping when they started. I bought CET chews because I heard they were so good..I look at the ingredients and there its plainly says ROSEMARY extract! I gave him one about 1 hour prior to the first seizure. I'm not suggesting that they caused his seizures because he had them prior to yesterday, but I believe he was prone to seizures and the chew just triggered the clusters yesterday.
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I've since found some more things with Rosemary. Lily's shampoo has rosemary ( I don't use it on Max), treats for teeth cleaning ( I ran out of those which is why I bought the CET chews which also have rosemary), and their dental spray, Petzlife, has rosemary oil. I am so upset by this. I feel like I've been poisoning Max.

[orlnurse]

We should have the result from the BAT later today. We did a thyroid panel too, I can't remember if the vet said those results take 1 or 2 weeks. I guess if the BAT is normal the next step is the neurologist. He's currently on 15mg of Phenobarb twice per day