Update on my Charlie boy (with pics)

[Charliesmommy]

Many of you were so nice to offer your advice and well wishes to Charlie and me, so I thought I'd give you an update on what's been going on. He's been on phenobarbital for about a month now and is doing much, much better. He had a couple of bad seizures the first week, but none since then!

We still don't know if it's a brain tumor or epilepsy, but he is happy and healthy for the moment so we are taking each day as it comes. The pheno makes him a bit goofy and he tends to bump into things and is generally a bit confused sometimes. It also makes him hungry and thirsty all the time, which is actually kind of a good thing because he really needs to gain some more weight back. He is back up to almost 70lbs though and his fur is coming back in.

Maybe all that we've been through can help some other dog who ends up in similar circumstances. I know more about dog health/brain/system issues than I ever wanted to know, so if anyone ever needs support/advice on this type of stuff, Renee knows how to reach me if I'm not around here.

Thanks again to all!

And a couple of gratuitous pics for those that haven't seen the love of my life in a while:

Begging for food from my stepdaughter:

A day at the beach:

He spotted another dog across the lake:

 

[Zoom]

I'm so glad the pheno is working out!!! He's looking good!

 

[J's crew]

Thanks so much for coming back with an update CM! He's looking great, I hope things continue to improve.

 

[Gempress]

Glad to hear that Charlie is doing better. Thanks for the update!

 

[RedyreRottweilers]

I was wondering about you just the other day.

I'm so glad to hear he's doing better.

Great pix!

 

[skittledoo]

I'm so glad to hear he's doing much better...

oh and... that quote in your siggy...

If you're going to get drunk, you should drink in the basement. That way, you can't fall down the stairs.

So TRUE! Last New Year's eve I was really drunk. This was back when I was still dating Brendan. His bedroom was in the basement and we were upstairs. I told him I was going to go down to his room to get something. I started at the top of the stairs... and thump thumped my way down... I couldn't believe I had literally fell down an entire plight of stairs... but I did. What's worse... I should have just stayed down there... but nooo... I decided to crawl back up the stairs... they cut me off at that point.

 

[bubbatd]

Such great news !!! He looks great and his eyes are clear . !!! With my IB and her brain tumor , pheno didn't really help that much . So , looking up !!

 

[PWCorgi]

I'm thrilled to hear that Charlie's feeling better!

And the pics are awesome!

 

[golden&hovawart]

Glad he's doing better!.He's gorgeous!!.L

 

[ACooper]

I hope this is the fix and things continue to go well.

He looks good in those pics..........handsome as always

 

[noludoru]

He's looking GREAT! I'm glad the pheno is working. (((((((HUGS)))))) Charlie is a beautiful boy. It makes me happy to know he's doing better. Thanks s much for giving us an update!

 

[Beanie]

Ohhh, yay Charlie!! I've been thinking about him and you every day. I'm so glad he's doing better.
That second picture is awesome. =>