Toonce recieved a clean bill of health from the vet after recieving her labs friday. Toonce has had what I would call mini seizures, since there is no convulsing, no loss of bladder or bowels and the episode lasts less than a minute. There is stiffness of limb, and she craned her head down.
The Vet recommends meds (Phenobarbital) or a visit to the neurologist.
After her first episode I did as I'm sure many others have-turned to study via the internet. I found an excellent article addressing dehydration from feeding an all dry diet. She has always eaten Hills Science Indoor. We switched her to Nutura EVO 95% protien and she began to act like a kitten again (shes 5 ) and lost some of her tummy fat. Litter box visits decreased and overall she was happy and healthy. We were elated.
After 4 months of this renewed being she had another episode. That was when I took her to the Vet. The Vet doesn't seem to be interested in talking about deficiency's. I've read multiple articles that describe her symptoms perfectly. These articles address the lack of minerals and viamins. Can anyone lend advice to this aspect?
Specifically, Taurine, Arginine and Thiamin.The syptoms are right on.
Do I need to visit an Holistic Vet? What kind of tests can be done to detect issues like these?
We love our little girl so much, and if we can avoid drugging her (pheno) and approach something less invasive we would be thrilled.
Any help/advice from this wonderful forum is greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Toonce's parents
The Vet recommends meds (Phenobarbital) or a visit to the neurologist.
After her first episode I did as I'm sure many others have-turned to study via the internet. I found an excellent article addressing dehydration from feeding an all dry diet. She has always eaten Hills Science Indoor. We switched her to Nutura EVO 95% protien and she began to act like a kitten again (shes 5 ) and lost some of her tummy fat. Litter box visits decreased and overall she was happy and healthy. We were elated.
After 4 months of this renewed being she had another episode. That was when I took her to the Vet. The Vet doesn't seem to be interested in talking about deficiency's. I've read multiple articles that describe her symptoms perfectly. These articles address the lack of minerals and viamins. Can anyone lend advice to this aspect?
Specifically, Taurine, Arginine and Thiamin.The syptoms are right on.
Do I need to visit an Holistic Vet? What kind of tests can be done to detect issues like these?
We love our little girl so much, and if we can avoid drugging her (pheno) and approach something less invasive we would be thrilled.
Any help/advice from this wonderful forum is greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Toonce's parents