Officially Diagnosed idiopathic Epilepsy yesterday
Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to introduce you to Bruce, my soul dog. He's been my shadow since the day he came home as a puppy. He's 9 years old and has had two suspected previous seizures (he had a lot of foam on his fur and around his mouth when we came home) and a confirmed seizure 06/03 and another 06/29. On 06/03 we rushed him to the ER to rule out anything metabolic with bloodwork which all came back great. We had a follow up with our regular vet and she prescribed midazolam and seizure tracking. We had our neurologist appointment on 06/30 and it was very thorough. They had time so we opted for an MRI and spinal tap. The MRI came back clear and the preliminary results from the spinal tap were clear as well, we get the official results back from the lab on Thursday. She diagnosed him with idiopathic epilepsy.
The neurologist originally wanted to prescribe Keppra but unfortunately, we work in the office during the day and would not be able to give it at 3 dose intervals, so she opted for phenobarbital to be given twice daily. We are starting his medication on Sunday because unfortunately we are going away for the 4th (We have a non-refundable Airbnb). His seizures seem to be triggered by the excitement of us coming home in the afternoons, so we are debating no longer using the garage when we come home.
We found him a new epilepsy friendly daycare to take him and his brother Tucky when we travel next because his current daycare will kick him out. He will be in the VIP suite with a bed, TV, arts & crafts, media package, 3 playtimes, and puppy icecream. They also have a vet on staff from opening until midnight.
I know we're in this for the long game, but any encouragement or advice would be greatly appreciated.