And again...
Mar. 27th, 2009 06:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I've been at the vet's all frigging day again. Haku went for his follow-up to his surgery and it was great; the Dr. sent him home with a clean bill of health. Not a few hours later he was sleeping in his bed, then he jumped out of his bed just like last time and had another seizure, also exactly like last time.
So I made an appointment for him with a neurologist. The vets all seem to think he has epilepsy but I want to rule out everything else first before I start treating him for it.
IT WOULD BE FANTASTIC IF SOMETHING AWESOME HAPPENED.
So I made an appointment for him with a neurologist. The vets all seem to think he has epilepsy but I want to rule out everything else first before I start treating him for it.
IT WOULD BE FANTASTIC IF SOMETHING AWESOME HAPPENED.
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Date: 2009-03-28 01:58 am (UTC)I thought of you tonight at work. A bird got into our building and a coworker and i shooed him into my studio and got him out ok and (we think) unharmed but for being clearly terrified. Sending Haku my good creature mojo. :D
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Date: 2009-03-28 02:31 am (UTC)Aww poor birdie. It might have been a wren. They get into buildings through small spaces. They're cute, but retarded.
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Date: 2009-03-28 02:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-28 02:42 am (UTC)Haha, let's see, was he black or just really dark gray? Starlings are kinda big with yellow beaks and they are also fairly retarded. :)
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Date: 2009-03-28 02:44 am (UTC)But yes. Starling! That's what my coworker said it was and googling, i see that he was right.
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Date: 2009-03-28 03:58 am (UTC)I like starlings. I shouldn't call them retarded, they're actually very clever, but they get themselves into jams. I had one that I released come back and get stuck in a drainpipe. :/
Most people hate them, but I find them appealing. Glad the little dude got away relatively unharmed and none the worse for his harrowing experience.
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Date: 2009-03-28 09:09 pm (UTC)My rescue hound has epilepsy. I kicked myself in the ass for a long time because it took me about 6 months to figure out what was going on. I never saw her in an active seizure, just came home to the aftermath of her seizing and losing bladder control. I was actually relieved when I saw her seize - at least I knew the deal.
The good news is that she stays seizure-free on .5g of phenobarb every other day when she seems to be in an active phase. Luckily, she gives me pretty obvious signs if she's gearing up (stands staring/wagging at absolutely nothing, usually facing a wall). After a few weeks, we titrate. She was diagnosed 4 years ago, and we had a run of 2 seizure-free years in there. We get her liver function blood work pulled regularly and so far, so good.
I guess all this blah-blah-blahing comes down to: sorry about your boy and as an owner of an epileptic dog, I can say treatment won't necessarily be terribly invasive.
Best luck!
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Date: 2009-03-28 10:16 pm (UTC)Because he's only got one kidney, phenobarb isn't an option, but we're looking at Bromide. Hopefully that will do the trick.
I'm taking him to a neurologist monday to rule out anything else first.
Thank you! If only knew who you were. :)
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