i would not put him on the phenobarb unless he has another seizure that you can confirm. this could be an isolated incident and there is no reason to start him on an rx for a drug that has side effects, when he may never have another seizure. vets/doctors feel obligated to tx a problem by prescribing drugs. if they didn't offer to prescribe drugs or tx for the problem, and pepe has another seizure, then the vet theoretically could be held liable for not tx the seizure in the first place.
so, i would hold off on the phenobarb for now unless pepe really does indeed need the drug. as for the fontanel, this is normal for the breed. some close and most don't. leigh ann On 10/6/07, marsha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My mom's chi Chiffon has had seizures all her life. Chiffon's son Salt > has started having them the past year or so as well. It is extremely scary! > Neither take any medication for them. When they happen mom just has to hold > them until they stop. It takes a while for them to be fully coherent and > able to walk ect afterwards. > > As for the Molara, your vet should know that this is a characteristic of > the breed. It is accepted in the standards and at one time in history, a chi > was not considered to be "quality" unless it had one! Of course, no, the > standards call for "with or without". Many chi pups molara will close as > they grow up, but some will not. This is not a health concern. The only > thing you need to worry about is if it is a very large one, you may want to > take extra care not to let it get injured, hit, ect in the head. Also, and > this is from personal experience, be very careful breeding two chis with > really large molara's. I bred my Dinah, who has a big one, with an outside > stud, who also has a big one, and the two of them produced one pup that had > one that was so large that basically the brain was forming on the outside > with no protection. It was still born, but I learned a lot from the breeding > because I had never heard of a danger in breeding two large molaras like > that. Both Dinah and AJ (both under 3 pounds) had molara's at least the size > of a dime....this is big for that size chi. > > Marsha > > Do not tell God how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Theresa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [email protected] > *Sent:* Saturday, October 06, 2007 2:01 AM > *Subject:* [Chihuahuas] Pepe' scared me today > > > > My huahua friend Pepe' scared me today. > This morning when I got home, I used two products that were new to me. > One I put in the air and the other I put on me. I used both of these product > within ten minutes of each other. > > Pepe' likes to walk on me, literally. Since he is only 5 lbs, it is not a > problem. He jumped up onto my chair and walked on me until he found the > place he wanted to roost. He curled up and seemed to be comfortable. All > of a sudden he jumped up, like he had been catapulted. His back legs were > kicking like a mule and his front was down on his elbows, biting his paws > furiously. > > He was all of a sudden itching like crazy. Was the itching all on his > feet or was that the worst spot or the only spot he could reach? I lightly > scratched different areas to see if he responded favorably. The only place > he needed "help" scratching was his legs and paws. I knew it looked like an > allergic reaction, but to what? I didn't know if it was the new stuff on me > or the new stuff that I had put in the air, that had fallen to the floor. > > Since I might be a contaminiant, I asked my daughter to wash him off. > While she did, I called the vet and asked about the dosage of benadryl for a > 5 lb. friend. The tech said to give One fourth of a 25mg. tablet. When he > came out of the bathroom, I gave him the benadryl. He took it, with some > protest. He gave me a dirty look for making him eat that nasty thing. > > He was still itching. He got down and ran around the floor doing > everything he could to scratch as much as he could. My daughter persuaded > him to sit with her. Some of the itching seemed to lessen. When he would > start to bite himself, she would gently say "no". > > He surprisingly obeyed, although he did let his displeasure be known with > a snort. > > He was still itching, but seemed to be recovering. I went to bed and my > daughter held him on her lap. A few minutes later, she came running in to > my room and said Pepe' had a seizure and she was rushing him to the vet and > for me to call ahead. > > He got to the vet and was examined I was crying on the phone to a vet tech > telling her that he is my best friend. And he is. > > Doc called and said Pepe was fine. In fact, he did bloodwork on him and > his liver function was better than it had been last year! The only thing he > found wrong with my friend was his soft spot on the top of his head never > closed. ??? > > But no itching, no seizures, no symptoms at all while at the vet's. He > came home after a few hours of observation and was his normal self. > > Since I didn't see the "seizure" I have no idea what happened. The vet > sent him home with a Rx for phenobarbitol, in case he has another. > > All I know is I love that little guy and I am grateful he is OK. > > If any of you have any insight into huahua seizures or soft spots that > don't close, please let me know. > > Otherwise, if you all just love on your special friend a little extra > today, because they are so special we should be grateful for them. And > because they deserve it. > > Thanks > Theresa > > ------------------------------ > Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel > today!<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48517/*http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7> > > >
