Update on Mariner

All the current news is good,

A few months ago we were having difficulty controlling Mariner's seizures. The medication, phenobarb, just wasn't working. Our vet decided that it was time to start him on potassium bromide. We started it and Mariner became a zombie. He was lethargic and lost alot of hindquarter strength. He couldn't go up and down steps, while walking he would fall down and not be able to get up by himself, etc, It was horrible but he wasn't having any seizures. We started gradually reducing both the phenobarb and the potassium bromide. He is now on a very light dose of the phenobarb and about 1/3 of the original dose of potassium bromide. He is not having seizures and has regained his former strength. He is more playfull than he ever was and seems to have more energy than before.

It still difficult to know how much eyesight he has but he didn't seem to have any problems at the Sandy Hook romp.

Mariner had a wonderful time. He decided he needed a little rest.

(Mariner is 3. When he was about 7 weeks old he fractured his skull causing his seizure disorder and blindness. He has regained functional eyesight. We adopted him when he was about 4 months old.)

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