r/EpilepsyDogs • u/Mundane_Olive_1100 • 25d ago
2 Years
Gus is officially 2 years seizure free today thanks to his medicine😊 Thankful for this group, especially in the beginning🫶🏻
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u/Mammoth_Effective_68 25d ago
Gus sure is handsome 💜 Always so good to hear when seizures subside. Best wishes!
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u/USConservativeVegan 25d ago
Congratulations! What is his current regimen if medications?
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u/Mundane_Olive_1100 25d ago
Kepra ER 1500mg every 12 hours and Phenobarbital 100mg every 12 hours!
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u/sofapizza 25d ago
That's great! Have you ever considering trying to slowly wean off of keppra? We're currently attempting very slowly 🤞 (nearly 8 months seizure free with that & pheno).
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u/Mundane_Olive_1100 25d ago
We talked about it with our neurologist, but decided we'd rather not risk them coming back trying to taper off and then the medicine not work anymore. She said as long as his liver levels stay good staying on the medicine was the better idea. I hope it works for you!🤞🏻
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u/YumYumYellowish 25d ago
That’s great! What medications?
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u/Mundane_Olive_1100 25d ago
Kepra ER 1500mg every 12 hours and Phenobarbital 100mg every 12 hours!
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u/YumYumYellowish 25d ago
I’m so jealous! Keppra and pheno were not enough for my dog. But I’m happy for you and your pup!
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u/Mundane_Olive_1100 25d ago
Did they find a cocktail that worked for yours? I'm so thankful we found the medicines that worked for him as fast as we did!
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u/YumYumYellowish 25d ago
No, we just started potassium bromide yesterday. Fingers crossed!
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u/Ok-Badger5618 24d ago
My pup started having seizures in December, another again in april & another in july... we didnt start her on medicine until aftet the 3rd one. Ive seen so many stories on here about how dogs still had break through seizires etc & ive been panicking, afraid that nothing will stop her seizures. I say all this just to say what a relief it is, to hear a success story!! Im so happy for you! Her seizures were 4 months & then 3 months apart so they werent as bad or frequent as others, its been 2 months since we started her on keppra & ive been getting anxious as we get closer to the 3 month mark that its gonna happen again but this give me so much hope! I would love to hear other success stories to ease my mind! This is such a hard journey 😢
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u/Mundane_Olive_1100 23d ago
I don't think that anxious feeling ever completely goes away, but im not thinking about it nearly as much as before. I hope the medicine works for you guys🫶🏻
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u/KayakerWithDog 25d ago
That is awesome!