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14 years ago
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Hello everyone, dunno if you followed my little status update about my dog, but... here's the whole story.
We have a dog here. Her name's cilly. She's freaking ancient by dog's standards. (17,5 years old, equivalent of a human granny of about 120 years)
Recently, she's been having these epileptic attacks. Usually fairly short ones, and she's be up and on her feet in about five to ten minutes. We even called the vet once because we were worried that the attack wasn't going to end, but then when he came around, she was completely ok again. He also said that these kinds of attacks generally don't harm the dog, but it can leave them dazed and a bit confused.
So yesterday evening, she collapsed again. Vomiting, defecating and urinating, and her breathing became sharp and jagged. As the vet had instructed, she was drugged to make her muscles collapse, in an attempt to supress the attack. But this was worse than anything she'd ever had. And it lasted far longer too.
We have a vet in the family, an uncle of mine, so we called to ask about it. We were instructed to give another dose of the drug and simply wait. It didn't help, it didn't go over. She kept breathing in short, sharp spikes, no rythm to speak of, and her eyes kept twitching. Last thing we did was move her inside.
When I went over to check on her before going to bed, it turned out she'd gotten up and walked, as she was now laying elsewhere. Her breathing was still the same though, and her eyes were still restless. Nothing could be done however, so I just went to sleep.
Or rather, I tried. I woke up again around an hour later, and decided to check up on her again. Much to my surprise she was standing next to the waterbowl, and she turned her head to look at me when I came in. She was still breathing in that odd, jagged fashion, but when I patted her head, she wagged her tail!
Now, the morning after the attack, she's pretty much back to normal. Her eyes are calm, her breathing has calmed down (Though still not back to normal, most likely an aftershock of the attack. Such shocks can last up to two days!) and she generally seems fine.
I'm so relieved. I know I'll have to part ways with her sooner or later, but I'm just glad I can spend a little more time with her. My dad already said that she's like a cat, nine lives and all. So many times have we said "Oh yeah, now it's over..." and she keeps fighting her way back up.
Haah... I love her, and I'm really, really glad she's still here.
So eh... that's what was going on last night, and I just wanted to get it off my chest. Thanks for listening!
Oh yeah! Also keep an eye on my artist profile, I have a status update thingy on it. I find it easier than writing a new journal every time something changes.
We have a dog here. Her name's cilly. She's freaking ancient by dog's standards. (17,5 years old, equivalent of a human granny of about 120 years)
Recently, she's been having these epileptic attacks. Usually fairly short ones, and she's be up and on her feet in about five to ten minutes. We even called the vet once because we were worried that the attack wasn't going to end, but then when he came around, she was completely ok again. He also said that these kinds of attacks generally don't harm the dog, but it can leave them dazed and a bit confused.
So yesterday evening, she collapsed again. Vomiting, defecating and urinating, and her breathing became sharp and jagged. As the vet had instructed, she was drugged to make her muscles collapse, in an attempt to supress the attack. But this was worse than anything she'd ever had. And it lasted far longer too.
We have a vet in the family, an uncle of mine, so we called to ask about it. We were instructed to give another dose of the drug and simply wait. It didn't help, it didn't go over. She kept breathing in short, sharp spikes, no rythm to speak of, and her eyes kept twitching. Last thing we did was move her inside.
When I went over to check on her before going to bed, it turned out she'd gotten up and walked, as she was now laying elsewhere. Her breathing was still the same though, and her eyes were still restless. Nothing could be done however, so I just went to sleep.
Or rather, I tried. I woke up again around an hour later, and decided to check up on her again. Much to my surprise she was standing next to the waterbowl, and she turned her head to look at me when I came in. She was still breathing in that odd, jagged fashion, but when I patted her head, she wagged her tail!
Now, the morning after the attack, she's pretty much back to normal. Her eyes are calm, her breathing has calmed down (Though still not back to normal, most likely an aftershock of the attack. Such shocks can last up to two days!) and she generally seems fine.
I'm so relieved. I know I'll have to part ways with her sooner or later, but I'm just glad I can spend a little more time with her. My dad already said that she's like a cat, nine lives and all. So many times have we said "Oh yeah, now it's over..." and she keeps fighting her way back up.
Haah... I love her, and I'm really, really glad she's still here.
So eh... that's what was going on last night, and I just wanted to get it off my chest. Thanks for listening!
Oh yeah! Also keep an eye on my artist profile, I have a status update thingy on it. I find it easier than writing a new journal every time something changes.
