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How do we reply to someone’s comment so they get notified they have a response waiting? I see some posts here and I would like to respond to that person but it wont let me respond directly. Help?

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My dog is also fed a completely 100% raw diet. She’s been raw fed for two years since the day I adopted her and she continues with the episodes.

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@ anon1
Thank you for providing the complex partial seizure info on this thread. I know it’s so hard to see this happening to our dogs. Jinny continues to have these episodes every month or so and she will eat absolutely ANYTHING she can get down her throat so it’s absolutely imperative to keep your dog from ingesting inedible objects during these episodes. Even ingesting a large amount of hair, dust, carpet fibers can cause a life threatening blockage.

My dog is on anti seizure medicine now. Phenobarbitol has been found to have the greatest success. I have also read about the bacteria in the stomach causing pain and reflux so I may look into the antibiotic that treats that, as well. The flap not closing is also a big concern because the brain will send a signal to close it. Over and over and over again. So there are a lot of loose ends and it’s SO sad our dogs are going through this. Please. Talk to a good neurologist. Also, a good high quality CBD oil enabled Jinny to go six months without an episode. I have a hard time affording it because good high quality can run you $80-$100 a month. But it’s not harmful and it’s only helpful and it made a huge difference for Jinny. I’d love to know how everyone’s dogs are doing. I am so committed to finding real answers and a real solution for this terrible condition. It’s really awful.

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@Patty R
Any news on your son’s dog?

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Susan – how is Patch doing?

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Mike – how is your dog doing? Tufts is in Massachusetts. Are you from that area? Our neurologist has since left Tufts Veterinary Hospital but Dr. Faissler is the lead Neurologist there and if you call, you can get an appt. How’s your dog doing? I’m so sorry I didnt see your response. Feel free to contact me dsidur@umass.edu

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I’m praying our experience can help others. Good luck! Deb

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Combining an anti anxiety/depression med with a seizure med will very likely help your dog! Their behavior during these episodes can be life threatening if they ingest inedible objects or too much hair. It’s really important to try to keep these episodes to a minimum. I am so grateful we finally found something that helps! It really doesn’t have anything to do with acid or grain free food. It’s a misfiring in the brain that triggers them to gulp and swallow over and over for hours……at least that’s what we’ve found 🙂

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Hi everyone! I have a dog who has been suffering from this disorder for years. After many visits to Tufts Veterinary Hospital in Grafton, MA, the neurologists there determined these episodes to be Complex Partial Seizures. It has nothing to do with their diet. Although stress and high anxiety are related to the occurrence of these gulping, licking, swallowing, panicking episodes. We are treating with Paroxetine 40 mg daily for the anxiety and Zonisamide for the seizure. She’s been 8 months without one episode! She almost died after ripping up the wall to wall carpeting and eating as much of as it as she could during an unsupervised episode. Please consider seeing a neurologist. Even Tufts was not completely familiar with these episodes but did help us tremendously!

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