Tate

Why is poop so delish?

Tate is a pain sometimes. Sometimes? Well, most of the time. Regardless of how much we love him, he has this disgusting habit of eating his own poop that is nasty. He seems to leave his brother’s poop alone, and … Read more

I am Tate – Master of the House

Tate here. As has been mentioned, I am one of those seizure dogs, and cause far too much grief for my family. I still love them though, as much or more than they love me. However, I have some odd … Read more

What is this damn DST?!?!?!?

Tate here. I am wondering why you hoomans feel the need to change the clocks. This last weekend started great, we had all kinds of fun kids come to the door, dressed up as goblins and spidermen, asking for treats … Read more

The Waiting Game

Life with a seizure dog is a struggle. Between episodes, life is normal, but in the back of your mind is the knowledge that a seizure is coming. Tate is a joy, exuberant, friendly, social, playful. The perfect greyhound (except … Read more

Another seizure

Life with a seizure dog isn’t great. As you may recall, our boy Tate began having seizures about 6 months after we got him in 2011. He was about 3 years old, and the first one rocked our world. Since … Read more

The little things with a Seizure dog

As I have written before, life with a seizure dog is challenging. Seizures come without warning and are terrifying for the hoomans who are around.

We medicate four times a day (anti-seizure medications and his thyroid medication), and have added some canna-companion (a hemp based anti seizure herb for pets). We keep an eye out for signs that a seizure is pending, called an “aura”, and extra medicate when we suspect one, but in the end, whenever the chemical imbalance in his brain gets to a critical point, the seizure will happen.

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Life with a Seizure Dog

Tate, our most recent Greyhound, who joined our pack in fall 2010 is a seizure dog. The first seizure was in April 2011, and they have happened ever since. Even with medications, we can somewhat control the frequency of seizures, but they will likely be part of living with him until he crosses the Rainbow bridge, a day that is hopefully far in the future.

At first they were terrifying, a loud scream, a three or four minute period of convulsing, and a long recovery period. The first one we naturally ran him to the emergency vet. He was there overnight for observation (most of Tate’s seizures are at bed time, when he is just dozing off). Nothing out of the ordinary.

We had hoped it was a one off event, but the second seizure came about 3 weeks later when Tate was at boarding. Fortunately the lady we boarded with was on top of the seizure, and was able to drag him afterwards to our vet.

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