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I also picked zoni for Thunder (my foster) for the same reasonss that you posted and what I'd heard about pheono and how Passion acted on pheno. He started zoni last July. Thunder did great for 5 weeks and then clustered. The blood test to check the zoni level was $385 (I think) and it was in the theraputic level which means it wasn't working for him. Vet said if we stopped the zoni, the seizures would prob get worse so now he's still on the zoni plus added in pheno. He's still having seizures on both drugs but they are not as bad. His monthly meds are almost $80 a month. He gets 8 pills a day. Pheno blood check is first 30 days and every 6 months after. Long story short, I should have just started him on the pheno. None of the greyhound vets here use zoni as a first choice, I've asked around.

I'm sorry Jay

Do you have to use rimadyl? Maybe your reg vet can give tramadol instead. Not a fan of rimadyl after Lucky's liver get messed up on it.

Thanks for replying Judy. I've been wanting to ask your advice but you have a lot on your plate right now. I know the zoni isn't controlling his seizures but the vet doesn't want to stop giving it to him. She said there are cases where they have more seizures after stopping zoni. I'm fine with keeping him on it. I'm still waiting to hear back from the vet. I will ask her about giving the drugs a hour apart to see if that will help. I started last night giving him melotonin before bed to see if that helps at all.

Yes his seziure meds

Thunder had another seizure Saturday around 6pm. I'm wondering if this is a pattern- he gets his meds between 6-6:30 am and pm. His seizure the week before was around 6:15ish. I didn't realize it was a seizure at first. He just seemed "off". He was restless. Would lay down but wouldn't put his head down. He was wandering around the room. He would stare at the wall. He would stand out, circle once, stare at the wall. Then he wandered into the kitchen and I found him staring at the back door. I still didn't know what was going on so thought he had to go out. I sent him out the patio door and he just stood there. He came back in and did more wandering. If I called him, he really wouldn't look at me and I couldn't get him to come to me (that's not normal at all). His ears were up the entire time. At 6:30, I gave him his drugs. He seemed better. Then he ran over and jumped on me on the couch-he was back to normal. There was no drooling or foam but his mouth was very wet. His neuro vet is back to work today so I emailed her yesterday Today is his 3rd birthday.

Lori (A Dog's Dream) does a lot for greyhound adoption and is a GT'er

It did remove existing especially after chewing on a bone.

You can add Plaque-off to kibble on a daily basis along with daily brushing and crunchy treats/bones, etc. http://store.adogsdreamseattle.com/product_info.php/cPath/213_220/products_id/257 I've been using it for my hounds and it really works well. I also brush and give bones.

Oh no I'm so sorry

I actually told a vet tech she was wrong about Lucky's blood values when I was visiting him in the ICU at the e-vet. Pretty sure that's why they told me to go home shortly after

Bah, that's what I feared. It gets awkward at the vet's office when I've done research online and don't necessarily agree with what the medically-trained, professional vet recommends, especially given that Aston's blood values have always been perfect. I suppose rolling the GHWP article up and hitting the vet with it wouldn't be the proper response... I asked for amicar after Lucky's surgery 3 weeks ago (I was lucky he ended up not needing it) and the surgeon just looked at me blankly. He didn't appreciate me opening my mouth

He was good. Thanks for asking.

I talked to his reg vet and at this point, we are not going to change anything unless the neuro vet wants to

I'm so sorry

This morning at 6:30am when I gave him his meds, I noticed his mouth was very wet and he was drooling (not foaming like with his other seizures). I put him in his plastic crate and gave him his food. After he ate, I opened the crate door and he had his head down. I saw drool pouring out of his mouth. I tilted his head up so I could look at his face and the right side of his mouth was twitching and he was still drooling. I did not notice anything else unusual. It was too dark to look at his eyes. Nothing else was twitching. He was aware of me the whole time. I called his neuro but she's out of the country until the 31st so I emailed her. I suspect he's been having these seizures but I just didn't realize it. I've come home from work and seen drool in his crate. I googled simple partial seizures and it sounds like what is happening. He's currently on 250 mg zoni and 100 mg pheno. I think I will call his other vet today and give them an update. update His neuro vet just replied to my email. She said it sounds like a partial seizure and to keep logging these. Not changing his meds at this time. update 12/31 see post #15

It was fine. I did bloodwork while he was there. I took Lena with. She loved it. He was not too thrilled

I bought a remover this morning on ebay so I have one on hand but will leave work early today to go get it taken out.

I'm so sorry for your loss

I'm so sorry A hound here had that a few months ago.

Not sure I should wait that long, they have been in 16 days already

Shoot, I was afraid you all were gonna say that. My poor boy He does not do well at the vet. I'm going to bring Passion to see if that helps at all. I have to carry my own therometer so I can keep checking his tems while we wait for a room

Lucky got his staples out last Tuesday and I just found one they missed. Very weird since I had a dream about them missing one. How do I get it out without a tool?

Go to the NLGA boutique this Sat and pick up some jammies

This is Lucky about an hour after his emergency splenectomy. He's totally wigging out. He stayed at the e-vet for 4 days.