Well, Lexx surprised us all and went over 4 weeks without having a seizure this time round. It was a bit of a saving grace considering we spent the long weekend away at a friend's cottage and nothing is inconvenient like a seizuring 80lb dog that screams in the middle of the night.
Anywho, our luck ran out last night and Lexx had a tiny seizure episode. I'm really impressed that though the frequency of the seizures appears to be in flux, or even slightly increased, the severity has decreased significantly.
He no longer looses control of his bowels or bladder, this time there was remarkably little drool and the entire episode only lasted around 40seconds instead of the old 2 minutes.
The BEST part? He goes right back to sleep afterwards. This is amazing for Kyle and I because it means that we're not up panicking about a pacing, post ichtal mess of a dog for 2 hours at 3 am.
His episode was around 12am, but he slept until 4am when he decided that outside for a pee would be quite nice please mom. By that time he was responsive to his name and coordinated enough to make it down the stairs and out the door without much support from us.
It might sound silly, but as the mother of a seizure dog, you learn to count your blessings. I could not even begin to explain to anyone how AWESOME it is that these changes have materialized. The seizures themselves are terrifying, and obviously I wish that they would just go away all together, but in all honesty, the post ichtal phase almost bothers me more.
There is just something so heartbreaking about watching your baby pace and run in to walls, falling over and unresponsive. Something horrifying about calling his name or speaking to him softly and seeing not even a glimmer of recognition in his eyes.
So, In conclusion, I'll take it.
Anywho, in other news Lexx has a bump on his pad on his front right foot. I have been watching it for awhile and it seemed to be growing a tiny bit so we popped in to the vet. Of course they want to do a histology on it which involves knocking him out or heavily sedating him. Of course, this involves more cost due to his conditions.*sigh*
I really wanted to get his teeth done anyways, so I'm thinking a week of antibiotics pre surgery, teeth and foot, then a week of antibiotics post op and we can just kill everything with one stone for now.
Off to call Greg for more seizure drugs, might as well get him to through in some antibiotics while Im at it. I mean, who doesn't love a 500$ medication bill in July right?
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Hello! my namei is magda and I came across your blog while googling for a vet to do ear cropping for our puppy we are adopting in a week. she will be almost 12 weeks when we bring her home so times a ticking. You mentioned to message you on on eof you rposts for Dr. Staples....sounds kinda scary...but your dog look fabulous. Please, if you could pass on any contact infor that would be great we live in mississagua. cheers!
I just wanted to say that I've missed your updates on Lexx here, so thank you for posting some again. I often wonder how he's doing. Reading about him on here and DT has made me feel like I know him personally. Hugs to Lexx and Fiona sends nubbins.
My first Giant Schnauzer suffered from seizures, they make you feel so helpless. We never did manage to get his under control and he'd cluster requiring valium drips and expensive clinic stays when they struck. It's something I hope to never have to deal with again and I feel for anyone who is going through this with their dog. We loved him very much.
Lexxington is a very handsome boy :)
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