I am working with a 5yr., m/n, Golden Retriever for seizures. He will be normal for 8-9 weeks and then will start to have cluster seizures that will last for 2-3 days and then will be another several days until he returns to normal. The seizures will last about 2 minutes, followed by a post-ictel phase of 30-45 minutes and then have another seizure. He has gone as long as 72 hours with this pattern. During the 8-9 weeks in between he is perfectly normal. Season does not seem to have an effect. During the seizures he is in lateral recumbency, tonic/clonic, heavy ropey saliva drooling, unconscious and will loose his urine.
He is a very friendly dog but his caretaker describes him as very sensitive to environmental energy (owners arguing, etc). He does have anxiety. He has a damp hair coat, prefers warm, normal appetite and water intake. His tongue is pink, normal size and ropey saliva. His pulse is normal depth, good tone and slippery. He is on a fresh, raw diet.
I have only done acupuncture on him a couple of times as they are very busy people. I started him on Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Mang and this did not seem to help. I added Dr. Xie's Di Tang Tang with the BXZTM but this did not seem to alter the presentation as well.
I am perplexed by the interval period with these cluster seizures and hope that you might give some guidance from your perspective. Any ideas for herbal treatment would also be appreciated. Thanks.