It breaks my heart to watch him go through this but I don't know what to do.
A little history....
Brawt had his first seizure at about 10 months old. It wasn't very bad and didn't last very long. We called the vet and she told us to watch him and if he started having problems call or bring him in. He had another one about a year later and we were told the same thing. He had just been in for his annual checkup a week prior.
About 8-9 months ago he had a pretty bad one. It took him about 8-10 minutes to come out of it completely and be back to normal. Since his last seizure we had switched vets, so I took him in and he got a checkup (including lab) and everything came back normal except his phosphorus level being a little low. At this point the vet said he would just prefer we watch him and if he is showing behavior that looks like he is going to have a seizure to try to prevent it (dark room, calm, etc). He said that he doesn't think phenobarbital is needed at this stage when you compare the pros/cons and the fact that he doesn't have them all the time.
Since then he has two more seizures (in a 4 month period). The one he had yesterday took him awhile to shake. He has also started throwing up with the last two - something he never did before. After he finally calmed down yesterday all he did was sleep. He typically has lots of energy and loves to be active.
I'm so scared he is going to have a seizure when we aren't home and it's not going to end well.
I'm scheduling an appointment with the vet to see what needs to happen next.
Has anyone had experience with this? Input?
A little history....
Brawt had his first seizure at about 10 months old. It wasn't very bad and didn't last very long. We called the vet and she told us to watch him and if he started having problems call or bring him in. He had another one about a year later and we were told the same thing. He had just been in for his annual checkup a week prior.
About 8-9 months ago he had a pretty bad one. It took him about 8-10 minutes to come out of it completely and be back to normal. Since his last seizure we had switched vets, so I took him in and he got a checkup (including lab) and everything came back normal except his phosphorus level being a little low. At this point the vet said he would just prefer we watch him and if he is showing behavior that looks like he is going to have a seizure to try to prevent it (dark room, calm, etc). He said that he doesn't think phenobarbital is needed at this stage when you compare the pros/cons and the fact that he doesn't have them all the time.
Since then he has two more seizures (in a 4 month period). The one he had yesterday took him awhile to shake. He has also started throwing up with the last two - something he never did before. After he finally calmed down yesterday all he did was sleep. He typically has lots of energy and loves to be active.
I'm so scared he is going to have a seizure when we aren't home and it's not going to end well.
I'm scheduling an appointment with the vet to see what needs to happen next.
Has anyone had experience with this? Input?