My dog was having her legs numb, loosing balance and sluggish when she is actually very active and fast. I went to a vet last night that gave her shots of Dexamethaxone and Famotidine. He said was her cervical because a few years ago showed on Xrays something there and Gabapentin helped. But last night she came home from the vet after those injections feeling sluggish and a few hours later had a seizure. My dog is not complaining on any pain, she is just slow and loosing balance but not always. The episode was scary as she was stretched and urinated uncontrollable. Lasted about a minute and then she was like nothing back to normal.
Same vet prescribed the Famotidine, Gabapentin and Prednisone to start her on today but after her seizure I was skeptical and took her to another vet who specially knows Neurology and checked her cervical and assured us that was NOT the case for the seizure, then told us to just put her on Keppra liquid every 8hrs. I had extremely awful experience with Keppra for humans as my partner is epileptic and had real bad results on it until they switched him to Depakote and has been stable. Even though is not same humans and dogs I am still skeptical as to start my dog on this Keppra. I also cant be with her every 8 hours but every 12 hrs yes. I am wondering if she has never been on any medication at all if I start her every 12 hours is ok as it is better than nothing at all. Please if anyone has experience on this or any other vets out there advice me please. I feel at her 12 years of age to start her in this heavy medication might shorten her life or should I get a holistic vet? Maybe with CBD this could be treated? She doesn't use flea meds or full kibble. She ears chicken with veggies and IF then Science Diet but very rarely.
Anyone out there can suggest or give me any feedback?!?!