(Video) Keda gets a Diagnosis

Above video shows sweet little Keda displaying what the Veterinarian called a "hyper metric gait" due to the small but often occurring seizures she is experiencing. You can see the head shake and her legs lifted high and crossing. She also does some "fly biting" (Google it) besides.  All this adds up to her diagnosis of epilepsy. Now don't let that scare you off! Hopefully her easy and inexpensive treatment of a phenobarbital  pill at breakfast 'n' supper will give her what she needs to manage this ailment. We are just working on dosage now. The doctor is of the belief that because Keda's skull had an open font as a puppy (common in Chihuahua's) she should have been handled very carefully as to not cause injury  but she may have sustained some sort of head injury and this caused the seizures. So she probably has only known life with reoccurring seizures (poor girl). I'm excited to hope that she may soon experience her life, for the first time, without the dizziness, hallucinations and confusion!

I'd also like to report that Keda showed herself to be quiet and so calm at the vet. She sat on my lap and was a little star as we waited for results! The man next to me commented often on Keda's impeccably good behavior. 

When getting examined we did muzzle Keda as she doesn't always trust strangers but since I was there, and I have worked on gaining her trust, she did very well during her exam. I am very proud of Keda! I will keep up a report of her progress on her blog! (It may take 2 weeks before we see results)

http://pets.thenest.com/symptoms-seizures-chihuahuas-7805.html

A good read about Chi Chi seizures!

     A little peanut in the midst of big dogs!

                          At the vet!