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Vivian, i rarely come here anymore so i just saw this sad news about my old friend MK. I know it's so terrible to lose our beautiful epi dogs in this way, a real nightmare come true. During the time i was on this forum you were so helpful to me, so thank you for that. Trite as it sounds, time will e...

I don't mean to deflate your balloon but my impression is that Dr Dodds finds thyroid problems in about 75% of the epi dogs she tests. I've read enough about the whole thyroid issue to believe that interpreting the test results is more art than science. I HAVE heard a few people say that their dogs'...

Ok, i have finally gotten around to locating some Taurine and started Jackson on it a couple days ago.....500mg per day. Couldn't find the capsules so had to go with tablets.

Are we allowed to ask for an MK update? How's that taurine working for him?

Yes, it's a small world, Andy and i have already compared notes about pregabalin on a different list.

Judging from that drug list, it looks like it must cost a lot more to keep Paris going than Jackson. And that's really saying something!

I have a supply of liquid Valium and syringes on hand for emergencies. I really think this is important and every epi dog should have it available, especially if the dog does clusters or has gone into status, and the fact is that any of them could have an emergency at any time. I don't use it very o...

I don't know if the Denamarin (milk thistle + SAMe) helped or not. I kind of think the main thing was the Pb reduction. I have tried ice cream and ice packs in the past and they never did anything. Same with Rescue Remedy. My sister is always phoning me to say how she's just saved some wild animal l...

I have good news! This dog of mine apparently has nine lives. We retested his bile acids and the results now say his liver is almost normal. It's incredible how much better it got in a couple weeks on a lower dose of Pb. I got as far as cutting his Pb dose in half, and we're going to leave it there ...

That's good news, but it looks like he may need reading glasses, he's very close to the screen there.

Thanks all for the nice thoughts. He's on Denamarin, which is a combo of milk thistle and samE, or is it SAMe, i can never remember. Not sure if it's a complete waste of money or not. All i know is that his liver got a whole lot worse since he's been on it, not that that means anything. Nancy, that'...

Nancy, if your dog starts licking the way mine does, prepare to be driven insane. It's almost every waking moment, all day long. A bunch of different vets have seen it and none of them know what it is. It could be lots of things, but nobody ever mentioned pain, and i'm sure it isn't pain with Jackso...

Yeah, that sounds bad, and i don't have any ideas because my dog's post-ictal is nowhere near that bad, or at least nowhere near that long. And i see your dog is on lots of phenobarb, even more than my dog when you take weight into account. I hope you're having frequent blood tests to check his liver.

Jane, he's been on Pb about 2.5 years and yes, it's a much higher dose than most dogs get so this liver problem doesn't come as a big surprise to me. It does point out the importance of getting frequent blood tests (including bile acids) so that any liver issues can be caught as early as possible. H...

Jackson's liver has gone bad, almost certainly from the phenobarb. I started reducing his Pb dose 4 days ago and he's probably going to need to get off it completely pretty fast, but we'll see how the bile acid tests look as we go along. Scary! But this is my chance to see if the Keppra will work be...

I get it at Walgreens, 500mg, 90 pills for $265. I think i've seen online Canadian pharms at about half that price for generic.

Oh that's sad, i'm sorry Beth. She's so cute, i've always liked terriers. Here's hoping next year will bring happier times.