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Health Update from Holistic Veterinarian

Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 5:03 pm

I received my health update from my holistic veterinarian. It would be nice if such a vet practiced locally, but as it is, I have my pet parent drive for over 3 hours to visit this specialist.

It’s been almost two months since my dad witnessed my seizure. The vet ordered a complete blood count, a full chemistry profile, a pro BNP test and a thyroid panel. The blood tests don’t show anything out of the ordinary…which I don’t completely understand since there is absolutely nothing ordinary about me.

While I was there, I had a NAET treatment and a chiropractic adjustment. Roundworms were found in my stool…I only take heartworm medicine which also protects against worms 6 months out of the year so they made their appearance.

It is Spring and the pollen has been heavy in the air. My eyes have been tearing heavily so we ruled out any tear duct blockage with a Shirmers Tear Test.

Now I am back on Heartworm medicine and I am taking some Chinese Herbs. I also have some homeopathic remedies on hand just in case I have another seizure. I hope it was just a once-in-a-lifetime event. Dennis O’Brien,D.V.M, a neurologist at the University of Missouri reports that there is no single “screening test” that will diagnose epilepsy either before or after a seisure.

We are still waiting for the thyroid panel which takes from 14 to 20 days to process.

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Living in the moment,

Schatzi

Pet Companion to animal lover Amelia Johnson

Pet Parent Panics When Dog Has Seizure

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 at 12:41 am

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Would your pet parent panic if you had a seizure? Mine did, but only momentarily. I have not wanted to write about this because it happened to me. But since this blog is all about you, I thought that I better share some information so that your pet parent can respond appropriately.

From the description that “Dad” gave to “Mom” who was not present when the event occurred, she feels that I had a grand mal seizure. It’s the first time for me and hopefully the last.

Dad reacted by cleaning the froth away from my mouth and massaging my chest. He thought that he was losing me. Once back on all fours, I ran around the house like a buzzing bee flies and barked and howled, frenzied and disoriented. After 15 minutes, I settled back down. Mom arrived home and took me out into the dark night to cool down.

It’s been a little over two weeks now and Mom says it is like my electrical button has been reset. I am calmer, more focused and no longer wash my legs down to my skin. She wonders if I could have avoided this with more regular visits to the holistic vet that lives over 3 hours away.

Mom is using a holistic approach with nosodes and the healing codes at this point. We may never know what triggered the seizure. Hopefully, that trigger will never be pulled again.

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