Riley had a seizure :(

[ClantyreSheltie]

Keep a good log, including times of seizures. All of River's have been within an hour of eating (suspicious, yes?). He has still been eating the same foods as the other dogs, and Purina products will never cross my door again, for dogs or cats, as that seemed to be what pushed him over threshold. If he gets worse, he will go on a prey model raw diet (no veg or grain or other stuff that in "homemade" diets). Meat, bone and organ. I'm sure the other dogs will be happy to benefit from that

 

[SKNerissa]

I have thought about raw but my doctors and even our holistic vet have recommended against it because I am immunosuppressed. Riley's home cooked diet was formulated with the help of two holistic vets and a canine nutritionist to make sure it would meet our needs. I use Ocean Wise certified salmon and do my best to use organic ingredients whenever I can afford to. Riley is very prone to vomiting and the pumpkin and sweet potato definitely helps. The sheltie we had when I was a kid suffered from arthritis from the time he was 2 years old and never got to a good weight. I struggle with weight due to medications and vowed I would never let Riley suffer that due to diet. With that said I also can't stand to see him hungry so the advice was to add orgainc zucchini for a low calorie, cost effective way to increase Riley's portions. He loves it and seems to do well so that is a relief. We tried carrot first which is how we leart he was allergic to them. The kibble is as good as it can be - whole food, minimally processed, limited ingredients all sourced from Canada and the US. The food is processed in smaller human grade facilities and isn't associated with any of the store brands. It does contain turkey but finding a high quality kibble that is free of potato, carrot and parsley is not an easy task.

 

[Ann]

It sounds like you're doing a great job with Riley's diet. If he's used to eating it and the vets recommended it, I wouldn't change a thing. He isn't on any poultry so you don't have to worry about that and I don't see anything on your list that would be a problem. I agree with Clantyre about keeping a log...that's one of the first things I was told to do also. Note the date, time, duration and severity of the seizure. It's very helpful to isolate the trigger if they continue.

When Pixie had seizures in her early years, we found that she tended to have seizures in hot weather after she'd been playing hard outside, so there may be something to your cold temps theory. You're doing all the right things for Riley. Fingers are crossed that he never has another one!