[Shari G]

Brodi is currently on Prilosec one pill every morning and has been on it for over a month. Before that he was on pepcid and when he still had episodes is when they switched him to Prilosec. He is also on a low fat food due to the pancreatitis he has had in the past. He is also on sulcrate 3 times a day for 2 weeks now and hasn’t stopped these episodes. At one point I was nearly convinced it was a digestion problem only because it was grilled into my head that excessive drooling means nausea but I have a hard time believing that because while he is having an episode he’ll eat with np and also none of the nausea meds help even when injected.

[Shari G]

Taylor R. I sent you a message via your email.

[Shari G]

Omg..ty. I just cried a bit in relief because finally maybe a light at the end of the tunnel. He seems so spaced out at times too and then he will do these quick jerks almost like he got shocked. I’m praying for the potassium bromide to work. Brodi also has had pancreatitis a few times so another thing we have to be careful that the seizure meds don’t flare up. This is truly heartbreaking.

[Shari G]

Yeah, the emergency vet he was at 2 weeks ago for this same exact thing. They told me it was an upset stomach and sent me home with sulcrate and cerenia even when I mentioned seizures 3 different times. Glad his regular vet listened to me when I said seizures.

[Shari G]

I wasn’t trying to find online veterinary advice. I was just looking for opinions on the drooling. His vet just called to check up on him and I told her they are still going on and they are getting the potassium bromide ready for me now. Trust me, my dog is well taken care of. He sees more specialists then I do.

[Shari G]

It’s definitely horrible to watch. He’s currently having another episode again. He just looks so scared and I feel so helpless. Breaking my heart and it looks like this is going to be a long night. This started at 11:30 am and almost 5 hours later still going on.

[Shari G]

He actually goes to the vet and specialists quite often. He also has cardiomyopathy which he goes to a cardiologist every 6 months. I took him to the vet today and showed my vet the video I recorded.
She ran a full blood panel since he was due anyways for his yearly. She said pending results we could start him on potassium bromide tomorrow. I’m just extremely nervous because from all the videos I seen of licking, gulping, seizures in dogs none appear to be excessively drooling. Everything I read says a dog excessively drools when nauseous and I’m worried giving him something he doesn’t need especially seizure meds. My vet and I already discussed if he had a brain tumor we wouldn’t operate just for the fact it would be too risky with his cardiomyopathy. This is the video from today
https://youtu.be/2DuOMqhJ8XY

• This reply was modified 7 years, 6 months ago by Shari G.

[Shari G]

I currently have a dog going thru the same exact thing. He’s a 9 and 1/2 year old boxer and he’s had these episodes for months now. He just had one a few hours ago and rushed him to the vet and u was also able to record it. My vet is leaning towards seizures but does anyone else’s dog drool excessively while they are gulping? For the longest time we thought he just had an upset stomach but even the anti nausea med doesn’t help.

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