Snowie took his last tiny dose of potassium bromide today. We’ve been weaning him off the meds since May. He’s not had a seizure in almost two years. When he had his blood panel done in April, the meds in his blood were in any case at a sub-therapeutic level so our vet said no need to be on them.
We’re pretty terrified at stopping them! What if the minute dose was preventing the seizures? But our vet said she does not like to medicate unnecessarily.
Also, we stopped using all tick and flea pesticides (spot ons and tablets) almost two years ago, and the seizures stopped. So I’m convinced they were causing his seizures. Yes, my fear of stopping the meds is contradictory!
Anyway, it’s been a long and frightening journey having a dog prone to seizures. When he had his first grand mal seizure at 1.5 years old, I thought it was the end. He’s now almost 7 years old and has never been in better health. In fact, since being weaned off the epilepsy meds, he’s been more playful and perky! I hope ours can be a hopeful story for others.
We’re pretty terrified at stopping them! What if the minute dose was preventing the seizures? But our vet said she does not like to medicate unnecessarily.
Also, we stopped using all tick and flea pesticides (spot ons and tablets) almost two years ago, and the seizures stopped. So I’m convinced they were causing his seizures. Yes, my fear of stopping the meds is contradictory!
Anyway, it’s been a long and frightening journey having a dog prone to seizures. When he had his first grand mal seizure at 1.5 years old, I thought it was the end. He’s now almost 7 years old and has never been in better health. In fact, since being weaned off the epilepsy meds, he’s been more playful and perky! I hope ours can be a hopeful story for others.
but I can understand why you are a bit scared.
