More Sewing Progress and Ginsie update
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isabelladangeloI've finished the channels in the stays! I ran out of pink thread last night -well, hot pink thread. I do have petal pink, rose pink, and about ten different other pinks but not hot pink. This afternoon after work, I ran over to Joanns, only got thread (for once, I didn't buy anything else!) and worked on the side and back pieces. Now to add the boning and attach the binding. It will be a very interesting turquoise with hot pink binding pair of stays...
In other news...
I finally found a forum/group regarding epilepsy that has been extremely helpful. Since Ginsie can't talk, I really have incredibly little idea as to how to help her other than give her meds and watch her. I've tried to talk to people with epilepsy before -either in RL or online- and attempt to get answers to some questions like the very basic "Does it hurt?" to What helps/hinders getting out of a seizure and the "Dorthy mode" she goes into. In the past, I've never gotten a decent answer.
With the new forum they have all be ridiculously helpful. I'm switching Ginsie's food thanks to a link one of the ladies gave me. (I knew the food I had been giving her wasn't the best but I had no idea what to switch her too. Thanks to the link, I now know what to look for in dog foods. The new dog food is about $28 for a 15 pound bag and I can order it on Amazon which means free shipping.) They've also given me ideas on how to help her in the future -like giving her aspirin after a seizure- so it's been a great group to find!
Outside of that, Ginsie is doing okay. Her right eye seems to be producing some tears with the new medication. I have to be careful and not put too much eye lubricant in it or it makes matters much worse. The vet said to put the lubricant in three times a day but once a day seems to work without many issues. Three times a day, with the medication for her eye, was just making her eye look awful.
The vet should call me tomorrow and tell me about the new medication for Ginsie's epilepsy. I really hope it works. From what I read, it has little to no side affects and works well for pups like Miss Ginz. Keeping my fingers crossed!
In other news...
I finally found a forum/group regarding epilepsy that has been extremely helpful. Since Ginsie can't talk, I really have incredibly little idea as to how to help her other than give her meds and watch her. I've tried to talk to people with epilepsy before -either in RL or online- and attempt to get answers to some questions like the very basic "Does it hurt?" to What helps/hinders getting out of a seizure and the "Dorthy mode" she goes into. In the past, I've never gotten a decent answer.
With the new forum they have all be ridiculously helpful. I'm switching Ginsie's food thanks to a link one of the ladies gave me. (I knew the food I had been giving her wasn't the best but I had no idea what to switch her too. Thanks to the link, I now know what to look for in dog foods. The new dog food is about $28 for a 15 pound bag and I can order it on Amazon which means free shipping.) They've also given me ideas on how to help her in the future -like giving her aspirin after a seizure- so it's been a great group to find!
Outside of that, Ginsie is doing okay. Her right eye seems to be producing some tears with the new medication. I have to be careful and not put too much eye lubricant in it or it makes matters much worse. The vet said to put the lubricant in three times a day but once a day seems to work without many issues. Three times a day, with the medication for her eye, was just making her eye look awful.
The vet should call me tomorrow and tell me about the new medication for Ginsie's epilepsy. I really hope it works. From what I read, it has little to no side affects and works well for pups like Miss Ginz. Keeping my fingers crossed!
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Date: 2010-12-31 04:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-31 01:34 pm (UTC)Depakote is a prime example on that one.
Sorry, kiddo had absanz seizures (non convulsive epilepsy but still definitely needed medication) and we ran the gamut for a while.
On the other side of that: aspirin is a wonder drug with animals it seems. We were told to treat some pretty severe arthritis due to injury (retired greyhound) with baby aspirin. It worked wonders.
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Date: 2010-12-31 01:40 pm (UTC)I figure it can't hurt her. I'm willing to try anything that might help.
Just a slightly random question; have you tried giving your son Gatorade after a fit? I was told in the past to try it by both people with epilepsy and people with epileptic animals. I've noticed with my pup that it does decrease the "Dorthy Mode" (it's what my family calls the after-seizure because Ginsie runs around and sniffs everything with a look on her face like "And you were there! And you were there!" similar to Dorthy at the end of the Wizard of Oz). It also might be worth a shot to try...