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Seizures
by cchcs21 - February 17, 2010
Question on a 3 year old terrier mix. M/N 13#

He started having petit mal seizures about 8 months ago. They have progressed into grand mal this last month. They are always brief, and never cluster. This last time he did lose bowel and bladder.

In every other way he is healthy. He is active, playful and happy. He is fed a natural diet from Trader Joes. His only meds are Heartgard.

The owner mentions that he is a worry wart, but not to the extreme of separation anxiety. The seizure episodes only happen on days of extreme stress/activity. He does dream and vocalizes in his sleep. But there are no other notables on his TCM consult form. Bloodwork was all normal.

I was looking at Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin but the description says weight loss, heat intolerance, and eye/skin issues. He doesn't have any of these.

So I thought I would get your opinion/suggestion on what to start this dog on.

Thanks!
Sandy
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by naturevet
February 17, 2010
Hi Sandy,

Because of the safety of TMGTY, it's always safe to start there. I'd try it.

I always have to remind myself that Chinese medicine is a form of inductive reasoning. That means you can never rule out the appropriateness of a formula or diagnosis by signs and symptoms that are lacking. You can only rule in a diagnosis or formula by what is there.

This is in contrast to western medicine, where the logic is deductive, and we can rule treatments out based on the absence of symtpoms.

Good luck with your case!

Steve
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