Blue is my 8 year old Double Merle Australian Shepherd. He was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy.
01/20/2023
1:30am: January 20th. (39 days since last seizure)
Blue was sleeping, in bed and had a seizure. The actual convulsions were less than 30 seconds. The post ictal phase was a little more like 10 - 15 minutes. He was given Midazolam (nasal) and a Gabapentin.
Normally he will cluster, so I fully expect another in the next 8 to 12 hours, but crossing fingers and toes that this episode is a one and done.
He was very hungry, and was given food and a pup ice cream. Peed and pooped while walking on leash.
I am somewhat frustrated because the ONLY thing that was out of routine was the fact that Wal-mart Pharmacy didn't give me the specific Phenobarbital tablet that I had requested. The "big" tablet/pill must not be made like the smaller ones because every time he has more than one dose of this brand, he has a break through seizure. Needless to say, this will be fixed tomorrow and I will find those small tablets somewhere.
