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I just had a question for Dr.Jones about my dog Daisy. She has been on phenobarbital since December of 2021 for what we think are focal seizures. She is also on gabapentin and galiprant. She has been on gabapentin for a very long time and she switched to galiprant from carphrohen once she started the phenobarbital. I just got her CVC blood work panel done and her ALP is 869 and it was 53 back in December of 2021 right before she started the phenobarbital. Some other numbers that were bolded in her chart were chloride being 107, creatine kinase being 366 on a scale of 10-200, her platelets are 542 on a scale of 143-448 and were 266 back in 2021. Her total T4 is 1.1 on a scale of 1-4 and was 1.3 back in 2021. I need guidance on what to do. I want to get her off the phenobarbital because it is toxic to the liver and clearly is showing in the blood work. She was ‘fly biting’ which I searched on YouTube to find and that’s how we came to the diagnosis of focal seizures. I am not sure what I can put her on to control the fly biting that won’t cause toxic effects and won’t interact with what medicine she is already on. I have ordered pet CBD oil. I thought at one point she may even have Cushings but I’m not sure about that anymore. I am running out of money as a full time dental student and I don’t know what to do the vet doesn’t seem to be knowledgeable about the seizure medications. Any information will help greatly. Thank you .
Hi Scout, I’ve asked Dr. Jones for his comments, will post them here once he’s responded.