Jay Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Yukon had more seizures today. We have been trying to get his meds right but about once a month he has been having breakthrough seizures. Well today he had one in his crate and pooped all over. The. When I was bathing him he had 2 more. The vet was closed so I gave him some valium to calm him down and he hasn't had another one yet. I have to call the vet in the morning or if he has another one I'll have to take him to the emergency vet. It's been a stressful day today Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Oh, gosh, That must be so stressful. Hoping the vet can help with appropriate meds and dosage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Sure hope things settle for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clare70 Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 So sorry to read this Jay, poor little Yukon and you of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robke Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Oh Yukon that is no good...hope vet can sort the dosage out so that you are a ot better soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Poor boy :-( hope they can sort it out for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBELHOWLUC49 Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Poor Yukon and poor you. for you all. Hope the seizures stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Sending you all my love and best wishes. It must have been an exceptionally frightening time. I hope they can tweak his medication successfully. Xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carly Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 poor chap and poor you, this seems like its been going on so long, i do hope they can sort his meds out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted April 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 The vet increased his dosage of phenobarbital again and in 3 weeks we will do another test to see what his levels are. If he still has seizures more than once every 2-3 months he is going to include potassium bromide with the pheno. He's doing fine today sitting under the table waiting for food scraps lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clare70 Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 I'm glad he's feeling a bit more like himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robke Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 good to hear..lets hope new dosage works for the young man.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Aww bless him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 It's been almost a week now, and he hasn't had anymore seizures. We increased his dose to 97mb 3 times a day. We still have to go in 4-6 weeks for another test to check his levels, and he could still have seizures for the next couple weeks. Hopefully this is under control! We went 8 months seizure free right after he started having them, so hopefully we can get back to that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robke Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 I hope so too...way to go Yukon... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Oh no! Poor baby Yukon. I hope the new dose is the right one. I'm so sorry to hear he's had such a rough time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Oh poor guy!! And poor you I can't imagine how scary it is I hope the increase in meds work x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Thanks, it was really scary. one of the seizures was while i was bathing him and trying to keep his head above the water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goingsolo Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Frightening for both of you xxxx hope the new dosage works x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted June 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Update for Yukon. He did have another seizure on May 30th, and it was a mild one but I was hoping that the new dosage would prevent them. We went to the vet on Saturday and he checked the phenobarbital levels. I got the results today, and his level is at 50, and the therapeutic range is 10-40, and anything over 40 can be toxic. So, we have to lower his dosage , and I am hoping they put him on another drug too so we can stop the seizures and keep his levels at an acceptable level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Sorry to hear he's had another seizure although thankfully a mild one. Are there different drugs that can be tried to control siezures or is phenobarbital the best one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted June 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 There are other drugs out there but pheno is the best at controlling them. The others aren't as effective on their own but can be used in conjunction with the pheno. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goingsolo Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Hope they get his levels sorted xxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web-kat Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Hi Jay Im sorry to hear about your dogs seizures. Is he epileptic? I used to have an epileptic Samoyed. I am even more sorry to hear he is on drugs. Have you tried essential oils? Look up DR Melissa Shelton on this topic. Good luck Kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Thanks yea he is epileptic and on phenobarbital. I'm going to talk to the vet on Saturday about his medications to see if he can give him something else. He had another seizure last weekend, he is averaging one every 4-6 weeks since last October. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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