caths
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Hi
I was given some great advice for dogs suffering from epilepsy and we have had an amazing result hence the reason I wanted to share this with you. Obviously only try this if you are able to get near your dog and do this safely. As we all know the fits can be frightening as well as, in some cases, dangerous for the owners. However, the advice I wanted to pass on was this and please use your own discretion about whether you can apply this treatment safely as I am only going by my own experience of my own dog.
If your dog starts to have a seizure try using a large ice pack - one of those that supermarkets sell - you know something like the really large polar ice bags are perfect. Trying this with any other form of ice pack or cooler does not seem to work so its worth keeping one handy in the freezer. Anyway, if you can get near to your dog safely try putting this over the saddle of his/her back (doesn't work on any other area) and keep it there. The results we have experienced have been amazing. Not only does it limit the length of time of the seizure but it also makes the recovery time less. Inf act my labrador had a seizure right at the fridge and the ice pack was able to be applied instantly - she didn't even get to the frothing, snarling, evacuation of bowels and bladder stage but simply stood up, shook herself, grabbed her toy and was off to play with the other dogs. It seems therefore that the quicker you can apply the ice pack the better the result.
Just thought I'd pass this on as we've had a terrific result from trying this new method. Also after the seizure if your dog is able to eat then give him a couple of table spoons of pure vanilla ice cream (Hagen Daz) with a couple of drops of Bachs rescue remedy as ths helps too. Also if you know the signs that your dog is about to have a seizure try the ice pack again before it happens and also try to get him/her to take the ice cream - take care they are able to eat this safely without choking. You will know your own dogs pattern and behaviour so this will help in feeding anything like this.
Let me know how you get on as if we can find other people to try it then it will help in the research of this type of treatment but the results we have seen are very encouraging.
I was given some great advice for dogs suffering from epilepsy and we have had an amazing result hence the reason I wanted to share this with you. Obviously only try this if you are able to get near your dog and do this safely. As we all know the fits can be frightening as well as, in some cases, dangerous for the owners. However, the advice I wanted to pass on was this and please use your own discretion about whether you can apply this treatment safely as I am only going by my own experience of my own dog.
If your dog starts to have a seizure try using a large ice pack - one of those that supermarkets sell - you know something like the really large polar ice bags are perfect. Trying this with any other form of ice pack or cooler does not seem to work so its worth keeping one handy in the freezer. Anyway, if you can get near to your dog safely try putting this over the saddle of his/her back (doesn't work on any other area) and keep it there. The results we have experienced have been amazing. Not only does it limit the length of time of the seizure but it also makes the recovery time less. Inf act my labrador had a seizure right at the fridge and the ice pack was able to be applied instantly - she didn't even get to the frothing, snarling, evacuation of bowels and bladder stage but simply stood up, shook herself, grabbed her toy and was off to play with the other dogs. It seems therefore that the quicker you can apply the ice pack the better the result.
Just thought I'd pass this on as we've had a terrific result from trying this new method. Also after the seizure if your dog is able to eat then give him a couple of table spoons of pure vanilla ice cream (Hagen Daz) with a couple of drops of Bachs rescue remedy as ths helps too. Also if you know the signs that your dog is about to have a seizure try the ice pack again before it happens and also try to get him/her to take the ice cream - take care they are able to eat this safely without choking. You will know your own dogs pattern and behaviour so this will help in feeding anything like this.
Let me know how you get on as if we can find other people to try it then it will help in the research of this type of treatment but the results we have seen are very encouraging.
