Del'Mar Mick ABC 219784
Source of information: Erin O'Brien (owner)
Age of Onset: Unknown - Clearly by 9 years, mostly likely younger in hindsight Diagnostics: Full blood and liver panels on a regular basis. Dog suffered from Border Collie Collapse Syndrome, an auto immune disease as well as a non functioning thyroid. His thyroid value was nearly off the chart low at 3 years old about the same age he began showing extreme symptoms of BCCS. In hindsight this is about the time I suspect he began seizing occasionally during work, combined with the BCCS symptoms it was hard to tease out the mild focal seizures. Dog also suffered severe head trauma(aprox. 18 months old) causing blindness in one eye. I was not his owner at the time and never received the full clear information about the event. Vets were undecided whether to declare it idiopathic or not given the dog's long term complicated health history. It's possible for the BCCS and the auto immune disease to be the root of the seizures but just as possible for the head trauma to be the root. |
Disease Progression: Focal seizures multiple times, sometimes up to one an hour. Intensity varied. Sun set and darkness seemed to trigger more frequent and intense episodes. Dog also suffered dementia type episodes when convulsing frequently.
Humanely passed on at 10.5 years We could not get his meds stabilized to control his seizures and his mental agitation surrounding the episodes. His quality of life was not good any more. Treatment: Phenobarbital 32.4mg 2x perday Busrirone 10mg 2x per day His needs changed so rapidly we never got him stable. |
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