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Funny about the Pb because my dog never even really went through an adjustment period and has never been dopey on it, but every dog is an individual. I know someone who put their dog on KBr and thought the dog was not only dopey but ravenous! Just goes to show how individual responses can be to various drugs. There are certainly some advantages to KBr vs. Pb, but IO ended up going with Pb at the advice of my holistic vet. Now of course I have to do the quarterly liver enzyme tests, but I've been very happy with the seizure control. And Phoebe is a working dog, and as far as I can tell the Pb hasn't affected that aspect of her life either (sigh, she still mixes up her flanks!).

 

Keep us posted on your progress!

 

J.

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UPDATE ON Patriot:

 

I took Patriot to NC State Monday and Tuesday of this week and he had an MRI and a CSF done, along with two urinalysis. The MRI showed no lessions or masses, etc. and the CSF (cerebral spinal fluid tap) showed no bacteria or inflammation. The urinalysis also came back clean. He was diagnosed with Idiopathic Epilepsy. The specialists say he is a very healthy dog, aside from the seizures, and one of them tried to convince me into trading him for one of her dogs (he is very well behaved and because he spends so much time at my side has learned several pointless tricks that entertain everyone). He was an extremely easy dog for them to examine, he is very relaxed and laid back and will allow you to do pretty much anything to him (have not found anything to date that he refuses to allow to be done). He is on PB twice a day and KBr once a day. He was prescribed Keppra for when he does seize, I am to give him his valium rectally as usual, then give him another dose of his PB and then he gets 2 tablets of the keppra every 8 hrs as soon as he can swallow. He is scheduled for his blood work following initiation of the PB in 2 weeks. So the plan is to manage his seizures so they do not cluster (he had 12 between the 14-15 of June), he will still have seizures but we are going to try to minimize those as much as possible with these drugs. He is doing well so far on the PB and the KBr, he has gained quite a bit of weight. Not sure how I am going to manage that, his main Vet said most dogs on PB tend to be "round"...ugh....Suggestions on that anyone? The specialists want me to keep him on his current dog food, to not introduce any changes just yet in his diet

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My goldenx was on PB and KBr for cluster seizures, too. The PB turned him from the PERFECT dog into a klepto. He went from never ever touching anything he shouldn't to stealing everything in a matter of three days. Otherwise, he did extremely well on the combination for a number of years.

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My epi dog on Pb also had an appetite increase. Even though I don't feed her much, she tries to get in to the chicken feed, etc. She is a bit heavier than I'd like, but not what I'd call fat and has been on Pb for a year this month. She's always been a food hound, as is her mom, so that part didn't start with the Pb, just got a little worse. She is very active, and I think that helps.

 

You could try adding filling non-fattening food like canned or cooked pumpkins, low-salt green beans, etc. to fill him up without adding fat and calories.

 

Phoebe also drinks a lot more than she used to.

 

J.

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Patriot is drinking more than before that is for sure. He has always been one to "taste" everything, but now, he is 100x worse......he has to be watched constantly because he eats rocks, grass, steals food off the counter, out of bags (when we bring groceries inside he tries to eat them before we can put them up), I had fresh picked veggies from the garden in the sink to be washed and he stole a bell pepper and started eating that. It's just crazy!

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That's exactly what I went through with Buddy. He was stealing things that he would never have touched before and sometimes ate things that were not food. When loose in the house, we had to go back to treating him like a puppy and watching him like a hawk. We had to crate him a lot more than we had been. Best of luck to you and Patriot.

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I don't have an epileptic dog or one with pancreatic issues, but I've been feeding my healthy dogs mostly prey model raw for about 7 years.

 

I feed kibble sometimes - I certainly don't think kibble is bad. I also don't think raw is bad, but it's not necessarily a cure for all ailments. I'm sure some dogs do poorly on raw, but I've fed prey model raw to dozens of dogs of various breeds and sizes, and haven't had any issue with prolonged poor digestion or deteriorating condition. It's a good source of energy for my house dog, who tends to bounce off the walls if given a carb-loaded food or extremely calorie-dense kibble and no outlet to burn off the energy.

 

The mouths of dogs who chew raw bones are undeniably healthier than the mouths of dogs who eat kibble and chew things like rawhides. My own pair of dogs illustrates it well for me - my border collie is five years old, has eaten raw most of her life, and has zero buildup of any sort on her teeth, no smelly breath, and perfect dentition with no loose teeth. My boyfriend's dog, who is the same age and was fed kibble and hide chews, has a disgusting brown/green mouth, the beginnings of gingivitis, and needs two extractions. I feel that even kibble fed dogs can benefit a great deal by being given raw recreational bones.

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