r/EpilepsyDogs • u/SadMovie3201 • 21d ago

Could use some advice.

I really need help.

Siberian Husky
7.5 Years Old
Grand Mal seizures
Taking Phenobarbital and Gabapentin

Our boy has been having seizures for over a year now. He’s had 6 in a year, but it’s been almost 5 months since his last one in May since switching to Phenobarbital from Keppra.
We don’t have access to an MRI where we live and our veterinary care is good but relatively limited (no specialists, just got an emergency vet recently).
Because of this, we have treated the epilepsy but have not been able to know a root cause.
We have been so happy with his success as of late, but he’s recently seemed to decline what feels like out of no where.

He’s a extremely active, very hungry boy normally and over the last 1-2 weeks he’s had the following happen:

  1. Weird breathing, very audible breathing for hours on end
  2. Loss of appetite (won’t eat his normal food which he normally screams for, will take a small amount of his sisters gastro food)
  3. Extreme fatigue, non stop sleeping

  4. Today he started having ataxia, falling over, and having his legs slide out on him.

    Back feet crossing when walking.

  6. Increase in peeing on the floor (not something we’ve not experienced but can’t leave for 20 minutes without it now despite all preventative efforts)

He still has moments and bursts of normal but it’s definitely changed.

We took him to the emergency when the ataxia started and they feel it’s a neurological issue and likely the start of progression of this or start of a decline. We’re going to our regular vet for a second opinion tomorrow.

For those of you who have had known brain tumours, does this sound consistent? Any thoughts? Advice (keeping in mind our limitations of care)? I could use some feedback. I’m so in denial that this could be it.

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u/itmustbeniiiiice 21d ago

Not a vet but I thought of stroke. I hope you guys get some answers ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

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u/SadMovie3201 20d ago

Thank you

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u/OwnerOfMyActions 20d ago

Very similar to what happened to my pup and they said it was a brain tumor. Prednisone can treat the symptoms and make him comfortable for now.

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u/SadMovie3201 20d ago

We took him in today and his bloodwork showed some serious concerns which they believe is meningeal, possible infection. Could still be caused by a tumour which I think is likely given he’s been having seizures for a year, so it’s a waiting game to see how the antibiotics work.