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11-23-2013, 04:46 PM | #1 |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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| Prayers for Barney I'll make a long story short. My 13 year old Barney has been having tremors lately and my vet thought it was a slipped disk but that he was stable enough to be rested conservatively. I scheduled a consult with my other dog Teddy's neurologist for early December. But, last night it got worse, and he had around 20 or 25 of these episodes. He fell forward at one point into his water bowl. I spoke to a couple of friends from YT (you know who you are ) and they strongly pushed me out the door - I was finding it a tough situation to judge, for a variety of reasons. We took him to the nearest vet school and he was admitted for observation and a neurological workup. Barney is having focal seizures. They said it could be crypogenic seizures meaning that if we did more tests we would find nothing. It also could be a brain tumor, but his neurological exam didn't show anything so the doctor was leaning toward just late onset seizures. For now, because he is stable, we opted to take him home and try him on the same anti-seizure medicine that teddy takes, which also was recommended for Barney. We are hoping that the symptoms Barney has improve before our consult with Teddy's neurologist. We don't think we would try to treat a brain tumor, so we are going that the focal seizures are able to be controlled with this medication. I don't know if I want to know that it's a brain tumor (what would I do??) Keep little Barney in your prayers. The good news is that he is off crate rest, my vet was wrong about the neck pain so Barney isn't jailed. The neurologist said to keep him away from stairs or pools or other dangers as we would with any seizure dog. We just want Barney to have a good quality of life for at least 5 more years!!
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11-23-2013, 04:50 PM | #2 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Cathy, I will pray for the medication to help Barney. Having seen your video of one of his episodes, I can imagine how upsetting last night was -- even for a veteran of seizures. Praying your beautiful boy will be okay so that you can enjoy him for many more years to come.
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11-23-2013, 05:04 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida
Posts: 1,892
| Sending prayers too...will keep you in our thoughts and prayers hugs to you and Barney please keep us posted
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11-23-2013, 05:56 PM | #5 |
Loved by Maddie & Libby Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Dakota
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| Prayers for your precious boy! I hope it is all controlled by the medication!
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11-23-2013, 07:20 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York
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| I am so sorry to read this, Cathy. I pray that Barney responds to medication and that you have many, many more precious moments with him.
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11-23-2013, 07:24 PM | #7 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: sunny california
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| So sorry ...Sending lots of healing prayers to Barney
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11-23-2013, 09:29 PM | #8 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
Posts: 23,247
| keeping him in my prayers
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11-24-2013, 12:14 AM | #9 |
♥Love My Snuggle Bugs♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Missouri
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| Praying for your little man and for your family.
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11-24-2013, 12:23 AM | #10 |
Wee Winston Wiggles Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kewanee, Illinois
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| Healing thoughts and prayers being sent for Barney, hope he responds favorably to treatment and he shows signs of improvement real soon.
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11-24-2013, 12:47 AM | #11 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | So sorry to hear about Barney, Cathy. I send my best wishes that the meds will work for Barney. Here's praying for more years with your sweet boy.
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11-24-2013, 01:26 AM | #12 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: northern ireland
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| Get well soon wee man .
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11-24-2013, 03:32 AM | #13 |
♥ Piccolo & Vivi ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kentucky
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| Hugs to you and prayers for Barney. |
11-24-2013, 05:04 AM | #14 |
Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas
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| I can only imagine how scared you were. Sending prayers for Barney.
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11-24-2013, 05:21 AM | #15 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: At Home
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| Sending out lot's of prayers for Barney. I pray that the medication will help him.
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