Heartgard Plus or Frontline Plus and Seizures????

Murphy's Mom said:
Well, this day started off scary as hell. Woke up to Murphy having a seizure :'(. As far as seizures go, this was this longest yet for him (about 2 min). Taking him to see Dr. Moser at Brown Animal Hospital today. Pray for Murphy please (!!!!! :cry:
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Oh! Poor baby, Murphy will be in my prayers all day! Please keep us up dated on how he does!!!:fl
 
I give all 3 of my Sheltie boys Heartguard without a problem. However, one of my boys cannot tolerate Frontline Plus. When I gave it to him in the past he got extremely agitated and paced continuously. I didn't connect that behavior to the Frontline at first, but he had the same reaction when I gave it to him the following month. I gave the Frontline and the Heartguard on different days so I know it was the Frontline that caused the reaction.

This same dog has allergy problems. I had to switch to grain-free food because regular dog food made him itch. Once I switched to grain free the scratching stopped. I continue to give my other 2 dogs Frontline and all 3 take Heartguard without a problem. Good luck to Murphy!
 
Home from Vet- not a good visit.

We just got home from the vet- Murphy had another seizure in the vet's lobby right before we were going to leave!! :cry:.

The vet is running a Total Body Function test (CBC, electrolytes, liver, renal, thyroid....), gave him some Valium immediately, put him on Phenobarbital twice daily x 30 days and gave us some Valium to bring home. Said if he has another one (I have a REALLY BAD FEELING he will) we are to give him the Valium upon onset and the 2nd dose if the 1st one doesn't work within a minute.

She also gave us the information of 2 emergency animal hospitals in case he starts having cluster seizures and has to be hospitalized :(. I can't take this :cry::cry::cry:!!!!!!
 
That seizure may have been a blessing in disguise.

At this point, I think you need to do a few things.

1. Search your house for anything he could have gotten into. Chemicals, poisons, plants, shampoos, cleaning supplies, anything suspect. You need to rule out anything environmental.

2. Stop with the flea meds. No more. The less chemical exposure the better.

3. Start logging seizures. Dates, times, duration, intensity, location, activity just prior, etc. This may help you establish a pattern.
 
I'm so sorry to hear about Murphy's continued seizures. Once again, I second Clantyre's suggestions. When Pixie had seizures, the first thing my vet told me to do was keep a detailed log: date, time, duration of seizure and severity. It really helped us isolate what set them off, which in her case was over-exercising in the heat.

And most definitely, no more flea/tick meds or chemicals!

I know your instructions and medications sound daunting, and I'm not a vet, but I think what you're doing is the typical seizure protocol. Once under control, the hope is that Murphy can be maintained on the phenobarb, I believe.

Continued prayers and good thoughts for your boy.
 
Thank you both-

We are positive he didn't get into anything at home.

We only give him the Fontline Plus monthly and it's not due again until the end of the month and we'll have lab results back and phenobarbital on board by then.

We're already keeping complete seizure logs (We're both medical personnel so that came second nature to us).

Will keep everyone updated on him. Trying to get things done here but can't seem to concentrate on anything except watching him.. :(

Even though I just joined the community, I already feel very supported :smile2:.
 
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