So much for plans..

[isabelladangelo]

Last night and this morning, I made a rather lovely pair of 1790's-1800's red silk stays. They are based on my extant pair (I traced around the blue ones and enlarged it by a couple of inches). They are actually quite comfortable and I love them already.

I was planning on wearing them to the Regency Tea but....that got seriously interrupted. I was on the way to the tea when I realized I didn't have directions and stupid gmail wouldn't let me look them up via my BB. So...I had to turn around. I got back on the beltway and came back home, hitting every single red light along the way. When I hit the light that is never red (it's for a crosswalk), I teasingly thought God must not want me to go to the party. Boy, was I ever right!

I got home, threw down the keys and left the front door open so Ginsie could go out while I looked up the info I needed. As I started to type in the address to my phone (map features are awesome), I heard an awful clang. It sounded like Ginsie had gotten into something and things were falling so I got up and went towards the front of the house. Well, it was Ginsie but the only thing that fell was her. She was having a Grand Mal seizure on the front porch.

This one lasted about a minute but it took her three minutes to get out of it before she went into Dorthy mode (where she runs with the whole "and you where there!" look on her face). She's still in Dorthy mode and it's been well over a half hour now. *sigh* I guess this means a vet visit soon!

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[estela-dufrayse.livejournal.com]

does Ginsie take phenobarb? My Indie had seisures too, and it helped, so did quieting the environment down to eliminate any stressors.
In his last years, we were able to wean him off the phenobarb entirely for about three years. He was 15 when he died.

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

She's on potassium bromide right now. It has worked for the past three years rather well -she was down to two seizures a year. However, she's had four or five this year which is starting to worry me. Granted, two were most likely because she wasn't given her medication at the kennel she was at (I left her with the vet but she had two seizures, one within 24 hours of the other, when my Mom brought her home. I was still on vacation when it happened.)

I doubt I'll be able to wean her off her meds. Unfortunately, her epilepsy is due to trauma when she was a pup (badly abused). But I will look into getting her meds switched to phenobarb. I'd much rather try another medication than have the seizures come more and more frequently...not that every two or three months is that frequent but still.

[estela-dufrayse.livejournal.com]

the phenobarb is tough on the liver and kidneys, that's probably why your vet has her on the Pot Bromide.
I wouldn't doubt that she'll have to be on meds for the rest of her life, I doubt my old vet would have recommended weaning either, but I switched vets and we thought it might be something to try, as my life had changed so much at the same time. Plus the amount of phenobarb Indie was on was enough to take down an elephant, so we slowly reduced it.

But at the same time, my brother had to move out of the house and I kicked my ex out. I have a feeling the noise and stress of living with those two contributed to a lot of Indies seizures.

I would talk to your vet, see what else can be done for Ginsie. It's a stressful thing to watch, I am sure it's overwhelming for them.

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

Aw, I'm so sorry. We missed you. But glad you were able to be there for the dog. :-(

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I felt horrible about dropping out at the last minute (literally!) but Ginsie needed me. Hopefully I'll get to see everyone at another event soon!

[jennylafleur.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry about Ginsie - poor baby! You were definitely missed... *hugs*

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Ginsie is doing much better now. Around 6 last night, she seemed to come out of it fully and started acting like herself. I really hated missing everyone but I know that I'll get to see most everyone in a couple of months! :-)

[kaypendragon.livejournal.com]

Your poor puppy!

The stays are beautiful though!

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

Thanks on both accounts! :-) Ginsie is doing better -she's currently asleep in the doorway to the sewing/computer room with Teddy Bear in her paws. Much more Ginsie-like behavior.

I do have a photo of the back of the stays (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jubileel/5151155409/) up as well. It's not the best picture, but it does give you an idea of what they look like. They are really simple to make and very comfortable.

[girliegirl32786.livejournal.com]

Poor Ginsie! I hope she is doing better today.

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

She is, thank you. She's acting like herself and pretty much ignoring me which means she's fine. :-) It's when she remembers that she's a dog and acts like one I know there is something wrong. She was under my feet all Friday night and Saturday morning which should have been my first clue. Oh well, she's okay and she's happily sitting by her bowl waiting until 5 pm feeding time....

[kysrinaria.livejournal.com]

Awe...Poor Ginsie. I certainly hope she's feeling better now. I tried to catch you online this weekend, but I think I just kept missing you!

[marcine.livejournal.com]

Awww. Glad to hear that Ginsie is doing better. Sorry you missed the tea. Hope the rest of your weekend went better!

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

I sat around for most of the weekend and watched really bad sci fi movies with the pup nearby. She will sometimes have a secondary seizure within 48 hours so I only left her alone for an hour so I could go to church. It wasn't that bad though given that really bad sci fi movies are amusing. :-) Oh well, I'll get to see everyone another time.