Trinket’s Blog~ We’re back in the Twighlight Zone
My Friends…
I am OK now, but Mamma is in shock and not sure yet how to feel, but last night I had my first seizure
We knew it was a risk and probablity with the E.C, but had hoped I would never have to deal with this as well, but it appears now that we have to figure a way to manage them as well. Here is a copy of the email she sent to my surgical vet right after…
She was in her pet bed and was stretched out over the edge with her front legs on the couch, she twisted her head to left as if or so I thought to groom and was licking me and seemed to stretch more as if she was about to flip herself on her side or back like a head tilt rollover. I picked her up and she seemed unresponsive but twisted like the head tilt, I handed her to Dave and he said her eyes were rolled back in her head and buggy, her head still twisted, but she didn’t move for a bit. Then she was disoriented for a few minutes and then finally OK although she started really grinding her teeth so I gave her .10 ml of Metacam
So we heard back from him this morning and he has confirmed that it sounds like a general seizure to him. He told Mamma to give me a wee bit of honey when I am coming of it as it could be my low body weight causing sudden drops in my blood sugar or it could be the E.C. but that the honey would help me out. Mamma also sent an email to my holistic vet to ask her about an herb I was on for ages when my head tilt was such an issue as it was suppose to help prevent seizures. Then we had no reason to think would develope them so it was nice as a preventative but mostly helped with my dizziness with the head tilt, but now it looks like we really need to give it a try and hopefully it does work.
I was very suckly last night after all this and I really wanted Mamma to just cuddle me and let me smooch her for an hour in bed before we went to sleep. I’m not eating so much today but I am getting around good and right now I am enjoying snuggles with Daddy (he hasn’t made it to work this week~ Damn recession!!) My surgical doctor has agreed he is willing to try the mirtazapine that Dewey’s Mom recommended he just said he wants to carefully research the dosage and frequency, so here is hopin it will help me eat!! Its funny cause he suggested an antidepressant so he was thinking of this one and when mamma emailed him last night she mentioned that one specifically and that was what he was thinking of. I am so happy they are on the same page. My holistc vet was very sceptical of the appetite stimulants and only knew of the Cypro which didn’t work for me
Its kind of scary everything that is going on right now, but maybe it will all be OK in the end. The really errie and creepy thing is that when Mamma and Dr Dave were discussing possible meds, he mentioned he was leery of quickly making a recommendation without being very sure of it safty in buns cause he didn’t want a distraught Mommy calling him at home saying “hey I just gave my bun this med, why are they having a seizure?!” OMG, Why did he say that? How could he jinx me like that? How is it possible that later that very night at 11:30ish I have a seizure? I wasn’t taking any weird meds though. I swear to BunnyGod we live in own version of the Twighlight Zone!!
P.S. the doggie who had her teeth (two of the largest back molars one on each side) out looks like just went 12 rounds with Rocky, her face went all swollen and she had bloodshot eyes that were all swollen. She is an annoying doggie, but I even felt sorry for her, thankfully they had some pretty heavy duty pain meds for her, she even walked into a door!! She is doing much better now and her face looks close to normal and her swelling around her eyes has come down. She is eating and she is still annoying so everything must be OK.
xox T
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