I have been working with an olden golden with Damp Heat, Blood Deficiency, TH/GB obstruction patterns. He came to see me for progressive rear limb weakness/ataxia and has had some improvement and stabilization (though he is still weak) with various combos of DGSYS, XCHT, and SRT.
He was getting really itchy with our heat here and his pulse had moved more superficially and slippery. So I switched to SMS (from SRT)and it worked great for itch, but he started seizuring - fairly mild with drooling at 3pm or 3 am. We also cut back the XCHT because of pulse. So - I haven't had a chance to see him since the seizures, which start about 5 days after we made the changes, but wondering if there are cases where the SMS could predispose, or was it just because I cut back the XCHT and he was prone anyway. I will know more on Monday, but theoretically, wanted to know about the SMS. His PCV is low normal, but coat is that sticky moist with the dry fur and he will get hotspots hips and ventrum/periprepucial area, hx Damp Heat in Spleen for years, lipomas, etc.
Thanks for your thoughts,
Marnee