India's Little Secret

About two months ago India had a series of severe seizures. After first going to the closest vet in town, having her stomach pumped, being fully anesthitized and THEN transported via the vet's car to the emergency hospital where she spent the night, we spent$1600 and came away with the diagnosis that she ate a toxic walnut.

Well, in the middle of the night last Friday, dear India had another seizure. She went totally stiff, legs out stretched and even her ears were erect and unbending. We called emergency, let them know we were on our way and zoomed her to emergency. At first they said that she was showing signs of toxicity...but then as the night drew on, they surmised, after watching another seizure, that our sweet girl has Epilepsy.

We will have to give her medication for the rest of her life, lovely PhenoBarbitol. We are letting it build up in her system now, but for this past weekend she was totally knocked out! She would try to run but would slide, she would try to pick up a toy and then would drop it out of lack of control and she had a few accidents in the house due to not being able to gauge that she had to go.

Luckily, after the 3 days, she is pretty well adjusted to the meds. She will need to have her liver values checked once a year and her medication may require adjustments. Heavens! Our sweet girl is taking it in stride. Maybe I can learn this from her!