mrs.oroblanco
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Many many years of raising huskies (part and full bred), has told me, without a doubt, that huskies will always catch and eat whatever they can, especially creatures smaller than themselves - everything from mice to cats - yes, kill and eat cats. They just naturally are like that, more than your average dog.
Piggy's idea of an ideal meal for your dog, is, an ideal for any dog that has husky in it, too. And, every one we have had has been a "hoarder".
(guess it comes naturally).
There are many different meds for epilepsy. Epiphen is a name brand of the phenobarb family of meds. They also will use diazepam (valium), but pheno is the treatment of choice.
One thing your vet will want to do will be to monitor your dog by blood testing. (to find out how well it is holding in the body). Some dogs will have it out of their system in a matter of hours, so they have different types of the pheno. It is not a medicine that is used just when they are having seizures - it builds up in the system over a period of a month or so, which is how it helps prevent more seizures. But, what the proper dosage for your dog will be by trial and error. Cluster seizures are pretty much considered the worse, especially in an older dog, but if your dog has one single seizure every 6 months, it may not be necessary to be on constant meds - your vet is your best resource.
Also, dogs tend to get sleepish after a seizure, and taking him outside, especially if it is cold, seems to help. If your dog needs meds over the long term, they will probably reduce his dosage every few months until they get control with the least amount of meds, and he shouldn't be so lethargic.
A seizure is stressful on the organs of the body, but, like I said, our was about a year old, and he lived on a low dosage of meds for 16+ years, without any side affects. He traveled everywhere we went for all those years - we took him to Alaska and across the country with us, every single year, he hike the Superstitions with us - every trip, and many other outings. He never got left home, and he was energetic until the day of his death.
I hope you have very good luck with your dog.
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Piggy's idea of an ideal meal for your dog, is, an ideal for any dog that has husky in it, too. And, every one we have had has been a "hoarder".
(guess it comes naturally).
There are many different meds for epilepsy. Epiphen is a name brand of the phenobarb family of meds. They also will use diazepam (valium), but pheno is the treatment of choice.
One thing your vet will want to do will be to monitor your dog by blood testing. (to find out how well it is holding in the body). Some dogs will have it out of their system in a matter of hours, so they have different types of the pheno. It is not a medicine that is used just when they are having seizures - it builds up in the system over a period of a month or so, which is how it helps prevent more seizures. But, what the proper dosage for your dog will be by trial and error. Cluster seizures are pretty much considered the worse, especially in an older dog, but if your dog has one single seizure every 6 months, it may not be necessary to be on constant meds - your vet is your best resource.
Also, dogs tend to get sleepish after a seizure, and taking him outside, especially if it is cold, seems to help. If your dog needs meds over the long term, they will probably reduce his dosage every few months until they get control with the least amount of meds, and he shouldn't be so lethargic.
A seizure is stressful on the organs of the body, but, like I said, our was about a year old, and he lived on a low dosage of meds for 16+ years, without any side affects. He traveled everywhere we went for all those years - we took him to Alaska and across the country with us, every single year, he hike the Superstitions with us - every trip, and many other outings. He never got left home, and he was energetic until the day of his death.
I hope you have very good luck with your dog.
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brought on because it was a Diabetic Dog 
I once wittnesed one in his kitchen...scarry, but not as scarry when it effects one of the Family 
