Pet Health Expectations

Hi Victoria,

I haven't had this problem but my lab has been living with heartworms for three years and is doing fine. (Yes, he was given the regular heartworm prevention and no, it didn't work. We now have him on a doggie vitamin and garlic and he's fine.) There's hope.

This link http://www.howtodothings.com/pets-and-animals/a3350-how-t... said exactly what you said and outlined some causes you may want to investigate. It also said that the signs of the canine stroke are usually gone within several weeks.

There is a lot of information on the web on how to tend to your animals day to day without the expensive vet bills. I've spent $30.00 at the health store when my vet has prescribed something that would cost $400.00. Obviously, my experience with the vet's heartworm prevention gave me a different perspective.

Sorry your furry one is dealing with this...

M.

Check with the vet before giving him aspirin. My older dog has pain because of arthritis and our vet said to not give him aspirin because it can be toxic to dogs.

I'm so sorry that your dog and your family are going thru this. At the same time I feel so warm that you are keeping him and doing what you can for him.

Poor Baby, you kbow some dogs will recover quickly while other won't especially with possible strokes as the severity of is different every case. What breed is she? As that can affect the quality of life in older dogs, for some that is getting up there in age, and other breeds that is still considered young. Realistically, you are just going to have to take it one day at time. Hollistic vets may offer you alternative therapies, some that help boost their immune system.

Good luck that is so hard.

So sorry to hear about your dog. I wonder if you would like to hear about some water that is known to have healing powers? I can bring to water to you today. I also have some info I could share with you. It has been used on both humans and animals with some amazing results!! There is a presentation on it this evening to show you how it works. It starts at 7:00pm and is near Countryside Mall. I have a cd I can give you as well which talks about use on horses and dogs specifically. Call me for details if you are interested.... ###-###-#### D.

Is is definitely a stroke or can it be seizures. I have a dog that has had seizures for years but most recently had them for 48 hours straight and was hospitalized. It took her a few days to respond and eat and was put back on phenobarbital but was very unsteady on her feet. I thought she suffered permanent brain damage from the seizures -- come to find out it was from her meds and perfectly normal until she acclimated to the medication. Her seizures are manageable and she's recovering from them like before -- just tired but after sleeping it off back to normal. If it turns out your dog is having seizures, it's not a death sentence and very manageable and the medication is less than $10 a month. Good luck and let me know how it works out. D.

First and foremost I want to tell you that myself and my family are ANIMAL LOVERSSSS!!!!! I can imagine how hard this is on you because I've been through similar situations...

Could her dosage of phenobarb be too high? My dog (american staffordshire terrier that was 13 at the time) was having seizures (scariest,saddest thing in the world to see) and when he first got on his phenobarb they had to play around with his dosage because initially it was making him very drowsy. I know it also makes them more thirsty...

My mom had a 4 year old shitzu that had a stroke. After he had his stroke he had a hard time eating because his head was cocked to one side permanently from the stroke. He also had a problem eating because his mouth wouldn't open all the way. She brought him to see a few specialists ( it was super expensive)and initially he wasn't walking.. After he slowllyyyy started walking again, she had to keep him in one area of the house because he kept bumping into things... Unfortunately he had 2 more strokes over the course of about 2 months and the humane thing for her to do because of the 3 strokes was send him to heaven (because his health deteriorated, it was a VERY hard decision to make) ... That is just my mom's story and all animals are different. Please don't loose hope about your dog... Miracles happen everyday!!!!!!

Just so you know how much I loved my dog, when Beau (my dog) had his first and second seizure I quit my job to stay with him.. He was TRULY my first child...

My fingers and toes are crossed for your dog that he makes a full recovery :0)

ok havent done the stroke thing. my terrier was blind in one eye and an eye diesease in the other eye which made it turn blue. he had siezures. we gave him an asprin a day and he lived 8 yrs after that. just dont rearrange your furniture much if she is blind. I am not sure but i thought a dog the size of a german shepard ususally only have a life span of 8-10 yrs but told I was wrong about that. my brothers sheppard lived to 14. but for the rest I have no answers.