Please keep Bear in your thoughts

 Sending healing vibes and good thoughts to Bear!  I hope he gets better again soon.

Tina - I'm sorry that Bear's having problems again. I know how upsetting this must be for you. I hope he does well today and can come home tonight with no problems. I'll be thinking about you both.

Tina, I'm so sorry that you're having to deal with this. 

We're sending you ((((Hugs)))) & Bear "No more seizure" vibes.

Awww poor Bear - please feel better soon.

Deb W.

This CAN happen sometimes -- and yet he'll adjust. 

This is a good time to check your house, yard, NEIGHBORS houses --

Anyone got blinking Christmas lights up?  Anywhere he could sit and look at them or a reflection of them? 

Please don't think that having *some* seizures is fatal -- any human who has epilepsy will tell you that seizures HAPPEN.  And sometimes, there are just things going on that will trigger them temporarily.  The seizure itself isn't pleasant, but he likely doesn't remember them -- it's the "out of control" feeling that is scarey.  BUT **THEY ADAPT**. 

If you can find what works -- if you can find either that T-Touch move or that massage technique or whatever that helps calm him thru a seizure, it will help.  Has the vet said that maybe since he tends to almost "cluster" (have several in a period of time) should you simply automatically give him a relaxant when he's had even one?   Ask the vet specifically *how* to be proactive here.

This might be the time for the TCVM vet to give him some herbs.  I've had to adjust Kee's many times -- and usually that adjustment comes after a bad spell. 

Am lifting you up - and holler if you need to get hold of Rita or anything.   She'd be totally willing. 

 Oh Tina I'm so sorry. I'm definitely sending good thoughts your way.

This is a good time to check your house, yard, NEIGHBORS houses --

Anyone got blinking Christmas lights up?  Anywhere he could sit and look at them or a reflection of them?

These things can trigger seizures in susceptible animals.  So can TV, as I found with one of my cats years ago.  In people, a specific frequency, 10 to 30 flashes per second, has been found to cause seizure activity.  I don't know what the rate of frequency is for dogs, but you might want to ask the vet.  Probably best to keep this dog away from TV, video games, flashing Christmas lights, etc. anyway.

So many good vibes to Bear & strength vibes to you.  I wish I could do more.  ((HUGS))

No blinking Xmas lights - mine are steady and so are the few my neighbors put up.  Where the blinking ones are, we avoid on our walks.  No video games here, the kid is grown & gone.  TV is on minimally, never without other light in the room.

Breakthrough seizures, that's what these are.  Normally breakthroughs are one here, one there.  Vet this a.m. asked about valium, which I have none, except the injection only to be used for clustering, which hasn't happened (yet).  The 2nd and 3rd seizures this morning were only an hour apart, so we are getting closer to clustering every time he has one.  Vet spoke of giving me valium tablets tonight to have on hand.  Valerian did not calm Bear.  Even after he came out of the seizures, he was running into the walls, doorways.  Vet asked if I knew his history from before I adopted him - no, he was a stray, so even the shelter had nothing.  Vet said he might have been exposed to distemper and viral damage can make seizures harder to treat - that the dogs don't respond to the meds.

We're supposed to see the TCM vet on Saturday, so will see if she wants to add any herbs.  I've been doing TTouch.

It's just plain hard...I'm very sad...it's not fair.  I try to be a good owner...

Good thoughts and vibes going out to you and Bear!

sharismom

It's just plain hard...I'm very sad...it's not fair.  I try to be a good owner...

I know, I remember feeling exactly like that ((hugs)).

Have you tried the ice pack trick? I can't remember which website I read it on, but you keep a gallon sized ziploc filled with ice, so that when they START seizing you can put it across a spot on their back and it helps stop the seizing. I haven't tried it, because *touch wood* Pi hasn't seized since I read it, but maybe it would help Bear.

The herbals Pirate is on definitely helped him, tons. Hopefully your TCM vet will be able to guide you, there.

Tina we are thinking good thought and sending healing vibes.  You are being a very good owner to Bear he is lucky to have you.  Had he not come into your life and home he would most likely not be on this earth right now.

 You are a GREAT owner to care so much about your dog, and to help him through this difficult time. I know from experience how scary and hard to deal with seizures can be, and I'm positive that on some level Bear can tell that you're trying to help him and that he really appreciates your efforts.

Sending our best healing, relaxing, peaceful thoughts to you both.