This dog is a 5 yr. old SF Min. Schnauzer. She was adopted thru rescue summer of 2016 - her previous owners were planning to euthanize dT her frequent seizures. She also has had struvite crystalluria and a mild pruritus (season unclear). And a cough/retch that occurs ~ 1-2 X per week. No workup since so mild and non- progressive.
She was given Phenobarb and Zonisamide by her rDVM - seizures continued every couple weeks, but improved on ^ PB dose (good blood levels at that time). I met Pollee October of 2016 and asked the owner to start home cooked diet w/ limited proteins. On exam, she was quiet, sweet, BCS 3.5/5. Pulse; middle- deeper, toned. A few weeks later we started TMGTY and DGSYS.
Over time, Pollee would still seizure if exposed to certain foods (chicken, gluten) and non- seasonally. So I switched her to BXBZTMT, kept the TMGTY. Her blood levels of PB this summer were good at 26.2.
So, her seizures definitely reduced in frequency on the cooked diet and she has had some remaining that appear to be food related, a couple that were unexplained.
I'm wondering if we can do better? We tried dropping her PB dose, which resulted in a seizure cluster last spring. (liver season, right? Maybe not the best time to try ! LOL).
Thanks !!!
Cathy L.
Forgot to mention that her seizures almost always occur b/t 1:30- 5:30 AM.