I adopted my dog 11 years ago. She was already 3 years old at the time and had been given up at least twice. She seemed to have the qualities in a dog that we were looking for and would fit into the family, so my son and I brought her home. It took her quite a while to settle in and she did not at all like to be left alone. A few weeks after we got her, she had her first seizure. It was very scary – I thought she was dying right before my eyes. I got on the phone with my vet who talked me through it. Then I brought her in to be evaluated. It was evident that I was going to have to commit to her care for the long term, or be another one in the line of those giving her up. I chose to commit. It took several months and drug tweaking to get her seizures under control. We finally got it to the point that the medication mix seemed to be working well. When I moved a few months ago, she did pretty good for a while, but then she started struggling with shakiness and tremors. I took her to the vet I found here who did what she felt was right, but my dog continued to decline. It got to the point that she would start shaking and twitching and falling often. I made an appointment with the animal neurologist in the city, but he was not available for a few weeks. I had been praying for days that I know what to for her and that she would not be suffering so much. I finally could not stand to watch her suffering anymore and spoke to my vet who recommended that I take her to the emergency vet, which I did.  It so happened that the neurologist was there and came into the room. He spent an hour and a half evaluating her and talking to me. He was truly the most compassionate, patient vet I have ever met and had a great understanding as to what may be going on with her. I opted not to spend thousands of dollars to pinpoint the problem only to put her through surgery or chemo treatments. She is too old and fragile at this time. He recommended adding another medication, which I did. It has been one week now, and I cannot believe the difference it has made in my dog. To me it is nothing short of miraculous. Her tremors have almost completely stopped. She is more awake and alert than she has been in months. She is obviously happier and so am I. I am so grateful that I was able to see this doctor and that this medication is making such an impact. I don’t know how long it will last, and will try not to think about that. I just want to enjoy her renewed lust for life.

I Found God today in an amazing vet and an unbelievable renewal for my failing dog.