WWYD - meds

Lilly has been on phenobarbital to control her seizures. She was originally on 2 16.2 pills a day, but that dose seemed to be too much for her, so with the our guidance, we dropped it down to 1 pill a day.

She's had a few major seizures in the past few months, despite being on the meds to control them - they're called breakthrough seizures. She had another one yesterday afternoon. DH brought her to the vet, and she gave us 2 options. 1 - start her back on the 2 pills a day. When she was on the 2 pills, she was a lunatic - racing around the house, barking up a storm, eating uncontrollably. We think that this was because it was a big dose right away, but now that she's been on the 1 pill for quite a few months that introducing a second pill would be better this time around. Option 2 - a liquid medicine that would have to be given 3x a day every day. It has less side effects on the liver and is overall a better anti-convulsant, but costs $300 for a 2-month supply. The meds she's curently on is $11 for 3 months.

We're leaning towards option 1 and seeing how that works for a few months. Is there anything I'm missing when thinking about this?

Thanks!

WWYD - meds

Can you give her 1 and a half pills?

Re: WWYD - meds

WWYD - meds

Can you give your dog some xanax with the phenobarb, until she gets used to it? Thats what we did for our past dog. It mellowed him out