Great to see others who got puppies from Celeste! We love our new pup and everyone has such great things to say about the Corgi's they have from Celeste! We want to have three total so we will be back to Celeste next year!
Yes, it is very scary. When Cobi had his first Grand Mal seizure he was in his crate and when we got him out he was so disoriented, it was scary, it was like he was a maddog. We took him to the ER but naturally by then he was ok, so they just advised us to go to our regualr vet the next day. We didn't start him on meds right away until he had another one, which was maybe 6 months later, then they became much more frequent. We were happy if we could keep them to just once a month. We have definitely had a few scares, two of which were ongoing seizures that wouln't stop without hospitalization and sedation, the other scare was a case of over medication and he became so listless we thought we were going to lose him. That also required hospitalization and flushing of his kidneys. We have always checked his blood levels and adjust his meds accordingly. He is currently on pheno @ 1 60mg tablet twice a day and bromide @ 1.5ml twice a day. He has had as much as 2 tab twice a day of pheno and 3ml twice a day of bromide. Cobi's seizures have become less frequent this past year for some reason(maybe every 4 months or so), which is nice and that is why we lowered his meds. After one of his hospitalizations the doctor gave us a syringe of valium to have at home in case they wouldn't stop and we were only to use in an emergency. We never did have to use it, thank goodness. It is manageable and I don't know about Bebe but Cobi usually loses his bladder and sometimes his bowels with the seizures, so I always have a towel on hand and we mostly have hardwood floors. I would say 80% of his seizures happen when he is sleeping or resting, only once has it happened out on a walk at the park. Depending on Bebe's meds you may also notice a change in her activity level and a little wobbliness in her movement.
I hope this has been of some help to you and don't hesitate to ask away anytime.
Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
Gail
At 8:22am on November 26, 2008, Lori Spearin said…
you all are so great and kind, I am so glad I joined! so Gail, how old was he when he started seizing? Bbe just turned 4 ,But then a strange thing my hubby just thought of, Bebe got his rabie shot,and then started having them about 4 days later, coincidence or something to that? do you know by chance??? Thank you!! & happy Thanksgiving to you all!!
Welcome Lori and family. I noticed your Be Be has been diagnosed with epilepsy....my Cobi has been living with epilepsy for about 8 yrs now. He was 11 in June. We have managed it pretty well with only a couple real bad scares over the yrs. Cobi is now on phenobarbitol and potassium bromide to control the seizures. Good luck to you.
Thank you Lori. No I didn't think you were being nosey at all. Its kinda like going to someones house and having to look in the medicine cabinet. LOL Just kidding. The only thing I don't like about the furminator is you can damage a hair coat and they aren't recommended if showing. I look forward to talking to you more as well. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and stay safe. Don't eat too much turkey...you know what they say, you are what you eat. LOL
Thanks so much for the "heads up" on the Furminator. I was cruising the MyCorgi site earlier and discovered a group devoted to the shedding issue. Many of the members mentioned the Furminator, as a matter of fact. Oddly enough, my husband has heard of them, as he just used one last Sunday at a self-service dogwash. He was quite impressed, so I am seriously considering purchasing one.
Check out Wendt Worth's comments about the Furminator on my site, she uses it as well, but she advises against using it too often. She explains everything in her message.
Looks to me like you have a precious Corgi tribe! Compliments!
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Right now, Guinness is about 4 months old. I'm very glad he is still in the puppy stage, so he's still small!
I hope this has been of some help to you and don't hesitate to ask away anytime.
Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
Gail
Check out Wendt Worth's comments about the Furminator on my site, she uses it as well, but she advises against using it too often. She explains everything in her message.
Looks to me like you have a precious Corgi tribe! Compliments!
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