6greyhounds Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 (edited) Belle's last seizure was April 15 and so far no seizures. They have her on 1 grain Phenobarbital 2 x day and they will be doing blood work on Thursday. How often should it be done? They said it had to be done 6 hours after the dose so they have scheduled it for 3 pm we usually dose her around 10 am. Edited May 11, 2008 by 6greyhounds Quote It is better to have loved and lostThan never to have loved at allMissing my Big Blue eyed Bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBass Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Are you having the phenobarbital level tested? I generally do that every 6 months and more often if things aren't going well. That's what my vet is comfortable with. For dogs taking phenobarbital the other thing that you should consider having tested at least every 6 months is liver function. This is a good idea because in some dogs, sometimes, Pb can cause liver damage. If caught early the meds can be adjusted or changed before the liver damage becomes a health crisis. Liver function can be tested via either a serum bile acids test or a urine bile acids test (newer and less trouble). My vet prefers serum bile acids testing. It involves drawing blood before eating and then 2 hours after eating. By the way, congratulation on having no seizures since April 15! --Lucy Quote Lucy with Greyhound Nate and OSH Tinker. With loving memories of MoMo (FTH Chyna Moon), Spirit, Miles the slinky kitty (OSH), Piper "The Perfect" (Oneco Chaplin), Winston, Yoda, Hector, and Claire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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