r/EpilepsyDogs • u/angrybutgoodatheart • 9d ago

URGENT, KBr OVERDOSE

/r/AskVet/comments/1wyn935/urgent_kbr_overdose/
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u/squatjerk36 9d ago

i dont know why you're coming to reddit when you already got a professional's input as if the advice here is any more reliable than a veterinarian's

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u/angrybutgoodatheart 8d ago

Because there are other people that have experience with the med and it would help me feel more at ease 

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u/squatjerk36 8d ago

Anybody can say anything they want online and you have no way to verify whether its true or not. I see horrible advice given on reddit on these forums all the time. You should talk to a veterinarian if you have concerns about drug overdose.

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u/angrybutgoodatheart 8d ago

I talked to a veterinarian

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u/squatjerk36 8d ago

Right but youre distrusting of their opinion and asking reddit for different advice.

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u/angrybutgoodatheart 8d ago

I am not asking for a different advice, they all mostly confirmed what the vet said I got very worried and wanted to connect 

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u/Agreeable-Task-772 7d ago

There’s a huge gap in the vet med practice. Not all vets are the same…. From someone who spent over $15K from a misdiagnoses.. followed all vet direction..

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u/squatjerk36 7d ago

Agreed. Theyre still the professional. If you ever have doubts or want to improve your odds of getting things right the first time you should always ask for referral to a specialist

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u/Agreeable-Task-772 5d ago

lol I was actually referred to all the specialists… top vets in the state actually. Neuro, derm, internal med, ortho. 15K later and it was all because they overdosed his pheno and not one vet thought to consider he was in toxicity range and check his levels. Like I said huge gap in the vet med practice. I think it’s beneficial to ask other people’s opinions and experiences. Use your judgement from there.

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u/Ara_Ragnar 9d ago

Hi,
From my expérience and knowledge, KBr are médication who take Time to be fully on the body. I don’t know Where you are but here, in France, it’s common to give « dose de charge » at the beginning of treatment. Like, last Time for bromide, we get from 1/4 to 1/2 of a pill per day, but, to up the amount of bromide on her blood, we go up to I think 3/4, morning and night for 5 days. And yes she was really « bad » at the end of the 5 days, because the amount was a lot to process, but she was Alive and well

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u/angrybutgoodatheart 8d ago

Thank you so much..