My newest foster (yea, puppy number two...what am I getting myself into!) is a JRT mix puppy. She didn't have a good start to life. About 3 weeks ago, she was surreneded to the e-clinic, where she was transfered over to us. She came with her brother, Petey. Both were surrenedered for being lethargic and for having many siezures.
Back at the shelter, the boy seemed to be worst off. We found the vet that the previous family had taken their dogs to (which so happenes to be my vet) and I called, to find out any information about the pups. Turns out - mom and dad were also brother and sister...they had neurological problems, the boy was blind - basically - their brains had not fully developed.
The boys siezures worsened, and he passed away last week. The girl had been doing so much better, until last week. Last Sunday she went into a tiny siezure - nothing too bad, but concerning enough that we watched her very carefully. We wondered, since it was small one, if she had been having them all along - and we just never noticed. Not an hour after the first one, she went into one of the worst siezures I have ever seen from a pup. We rushed her down to the e-clinic, where she spent the rest of that weekend.
Back at the shelter again, our little girl seemed to be doing much better again. She was starting to walk normally, and was showing an interest in playing with her toys and other pups. Friday night rolls around, and she starts having major siezures again. She had multiple on the route to the e-clinic.
That brings us to now. She is sleeping in the extra crate I have, she's been doing ok since she's been here. No siezures since Friday, just little tremmors. The vet at the clinic gave her some phenobarbatol - so she's a bit more sleepy (we are waiting on our oral supply to come in, we have a small amount of the injectable that we were giving her brother before he passed).
I'm really worried about her - We have all gotten so attached to her in the short time we've had her. She's the sweetest thing, and I don't want anything to happen to her. Please, send as many get-better-strong-vibes as you can.
*pictures added* so you can send extra-strong ones.....she really needs and deserves them.
and some puppy kisses from little Splash (the shih tzu I'm also fostering, he's over come all his problems, and is a happy, active pup now!)
