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4 m Labrador having seizures- insurance

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Bambooshoots14 · 25/05/2016 23:11

We have a lovely nearly 4 month old Labrador

Last Wednesday (the day the insurance kicked in after the 2 week exclusion period) he was foaming at the mouth and had a fit (growling and barking and running around with tail between his legs). I took him straight to the vets a couple of doors down. A day later after being on a drip and having anti seizure medication he cams home, no side effects, back to normal. We thought he'd eaten something he shouldn't

Last night at 3am we hear ratting in his crate. Puppy is covered in diarrhoea, foaming at the mouth having a fit. We shower him off, give him the rectal diazepam the vets gave us to stop the seizure (which didn't work) and took him to the out of hours vets. He's been there since (well I've had to move him between out of hours vets and normal vets as neither are open 24h).

He's still fitting/ twitching and heavily medicated. They've run numerous tests but we still don't know what's wrong.

Our insurance policy is £4K per condition. We're already up to £2k after tonight then need to take him back to normal vets first thing so that will rise again (£4-600 per day and again per night). Once we reach £4K what should we do? I can't imagine getting him put to sleep but they don't currently know the cause and I can't afford £1k per day indefinitely. They have suggested a £1.5-2k MRI incase it's his brain but I can't afford that. Sad

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Eastpoint · 30/05/2016 11:11

So sorry. No words to help

pigsDOfly · 30/05/2016 11:24

So sorry Bamboo. Flowers

Bambooshoots14 · 30/05/2016 11:28

Yes we won't be replacing him in the near future

Just spoken to the specialist and they are going to do the CSF (at their cost) as they want to know if it's an infectious disease (rabies keeps being mentioned even though he's a England bred pedigree) or meningitis or something as he bit the nurse (didn't break the skin but I know he chewed the previous vets finger and broke the skin)

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Bassetfeet · 30/05/2016 11:39

Oh I am so sorry Bamboo . Thinking of you and the family Thanks .

FannyFifer · 30/05/2016 11:45

Aww that's so sad, so sorry for you.

Sparklywine · 30/05/2016 13:06

Oh no, so sorry to hear the news. Take care of yourselves Flowers. Losing a pet is just awful, you did your best for him.

Shriek · 30/05/2016 14:31

what sad news Bamboo you tried everything you could and more, those vets must be the most expensive ontheplanet. small recompense that at least they are paying for further investigations.

poor dpup Sad Flowers

well done for all your efforts and care for his benefit.

mrslaughan · 30/05/2016 21:28

I am so sorry for you bamboo, I came back to the thread hoping for a different outcome, you must be devastated.

AnchorDownDeepBreath · 30/05/2016 22:13

I'm so, so sorry, Bamboo. I was so hoping for good news. I hope the CFS gives you some answers, at least.

ClaudiaWankleman · 30/05/2016 23:14

Really sorry to hear this is how it ended for you. Flowers

Bambooshoots14 · 31/05/2016 16:12

Had to explain to DS this morning. He doesn't understand Sad

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DayToDayGlobalShit · 31/05/2016 16:37

Oh no, I am so very sorry to read the update. Flowers xx

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