My cat was 1 year old and had her first and only "episode" of seizures. She had about 4-5 back to back grand mal seizures before we got to the animal hospital. She was sedated with Valium and received a brain MRI and spinal tap. All results negative and diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy.
It has been 6 years of being on phenobarbital 15mg 2x daily with no known seizures (no urine puddles discovered either). I would like to ween her off of this medication and wanted to know if that would be wise. I hate seeing her suffer to get her blood checked every 6 months for possible organ failure and feel that drug free is the way to go with an aging cat now 7 yrs old.
What are your thoughts?
It has been 6 years of being on phenobarbital 15mg 2x daily with no known seizures (no urine puddles discovered either). I would like to ween her off of this medication and wanted to know if that would be wise. I hate seeing her suffer to get her blood checked every 6 months for possible organ failure and feel that drug free is the way to go with an aging cat now 7 yrs old.
What are your thoughts?