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Epilepsy Seizures In A Dog
by cellohood - April 25, 2018    View Case Report
Hi,
Elf is a 2 yr old FS Curly-coated retriever who was diagnosed with renal dysplasia at the age of 1 yr. Her azotemia has stayed stable at early Stage 3 IRIS & she's active, eating well & has been on Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan for the past 5 months. In the past month she has had 3 seizures, all occurring around 6:15 am.
Tongue is pale pink, pulses stronger on left side & they feel broad but w/o tone.
Obviously it's time for a change of herbs but I'm at a complete lost. Would it be better to add something for Internal Wind to the ZBDHW or switch to something completely different?
As always, Thank you SO much for this forum!!
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by naturevet
April 29, 2018
Hi there,

If you're sure the ZBDHW has made a difference, and the dog has not simply remained stable but unimproved on it, then Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin would be the next thing to try. If there is a lot of spasticity, or the seizures appear at least partially psychomotor in nature, then Bu Gan Tang can help.

Otherwise, seizures in the early morning can signal Dampness and Phlegm, calling for something like Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang. If there were other overt Dampness symptoms, then this would be the first thing to try (along with avoiding wheat and other refined starches).

Hope this is somewhat helpful

Steve
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