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sumnerusa

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Comment by sumnerusa
on Nightmare

February 23rd 2010 11:02
Lily was monitored regularly and had blood tests every 60 days. She started to lose interest in eating and, being the alarmist that I am, I took her to the emergency vet where bloodwork was done and it was determined that her liver enzymes were high. She was taken off the phenobarbitol and put on a medication that had to be mixed by a pharmasist (I wish I could remember the name), She lived for about another month and was so ill that I had to make that terrible decision. I dont think her buddy Grace ( my other greyhound every got over her loss).

There are several gluten free dog foods. I use one called Nutro Holistic. It is rather pricy. $30.99 is what I pay for 15 pounds. They like the taste and I feel it's worth the money.

I wish you the best of luck and I do hope the treatment for your greyhound is successful



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Comment by sumnerusa
on Nightmare

February 23rd 2010 02:16
Three years ago on July 4th, I lost my Lily( a rescued brindle greyhound) to complications from Phenobarbitol. She had been having seizures and was on the medication for about 2 years when it finally affected her liver.

Today, a friend of mine related her experience with epileptic seizures with her labrador retriever. Rather than put him on Phenobarbitol, the vet suggested she put her lab on a gluten free holistic dog food. She did this and the dog has been seizure free for almost 2 months.

I am not suggesting you take your greyhound off the medication, but I would speak to your vet and get his or her opinion. I wish I had known about this as I would have tried this first before ever putting her on that dangerous medication. I think I might still have her as she was only 7 when she died.

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