Considering one more dog

Her name is Ginger and she's a 'blond' Bouvier (American designation...fawn). She does have a seizure disorder, though and I've never dealt with a dog with seizures. She's pretty well controlled on meds but the stress of moving from her home to shelter to foster home has meant a relapse. Moving from foster home in Texas to forever home in SC will most likely mean that she'll need to be re-regulated on the meds. We've got a great vet who will help us with that end of it, though.

However, if you've ever lived with an epileptic dog, what tended to trigger seizures? How did you cope? What, if any, special equipment did you need? Was food a problem? I'm researching online but I'd like to hear from people here.

and there was no common denominator for their onset, however daily medication reduced the occurances so they happened very infrequently.

Gran mal type. Lasted minutes. We could spot the onset a bit beforehand, but
there was nothing to prevent the seizure from happening. Medications did helped considerably, though.
No special equipment; no food problems. Haven't seen a blonde Bouvier before. Have you checked to see
if they are more prone to epilepsy? Glad you have a good vet. Good luck. z

in the fawn category. No, they are no more prone to epilepsy than the darker dogs.

One of my puppy mill Pom rescues has an occasional seizure. I haven't noticed any indicators of an onset and they only seem to last a couple of minutes. His vet is monitoring him pretty closely and doesn't seem overly concerned at this point.

Ginger is stunning. Lucky you!

Good luck on getting her over from Texas. z

but, just wanted to say that I applaud your willingness to adopt this little special needs dog, and, your earnest efforts to inform yourself about her disorder.

If you do adopt her, she will be a very lucky little dog.

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can arrange transportation. She's in TX, we're in SC and don't have the time to drive all the way to TX to get her. (No way will we expose her to the stress of flying) We can go as far as the AL/MS border but not further.

As for little? Not exactly. She's smaller than our other 2 (who are 99 and 93 lbs ... and NOT fat) but she still weighs in at over 80.

One disheartening thing I recently found out...her breeder is the same one our Jake and Elwood came from (also rescues). So many of that woman's dogs end up in rescue and she won't stand behind what she produces. But, she's got a clean kennel, the dogs are cared for, of a good weight, have all vet certificates, she only produces one breed and she never has 'too many' so there's no handle to have her state license pulled or even get anyone interested in helping her close her down. She doesn't meet the criteria of a puppy mill.

when I say "little one" I mean a sweet animal. I am referring to their innocence, and not their size.

Bless you China_cat!

I think its great to adopt a pet with special health needs. I'm sure you will keep her in the best of health and you will have many good years together.

I have three here. Dad, son, and daughter. The daughter's mom is a fawn. Both boys, not fat (anymore) weigh in a little over 100 each. Daughter, Ms. Always-on-the-move is thin, around 65 lbs.
Your new girl is boootiful!
I've not heard of fawns having any problems with seizures. As far as I know, it is not a problem in general with the breed.
Enjoy your new girl. She has a beautiful, thick coat. It looks nice and coarse, too!

Here's the dad of my pack.



This is one of his sons. He lives in Kansas, I believe.



And one more of dad (Alexander)trying to do what he loves best. Got to get every last kibble, you know!

But he porks up too easily.

We'll have a funny looking pack when Ginger gets here. (IF) Two big black boys with natural ears and fawn girl, cropped and docked.

Jake


Elwood


Dot...the girl we lost last June


We'll be raising no more puppies. Only older dogs in need of a home. And, after this crop of our own, we'll probably take only fosters. I don't ever want to be in the position of where someone else has to find a home for my dogs. Fosters at least will have a group ready to step in for them.

Jake looks like he has a sense of humor...bet he knows how to have a good time!
I just lost my Dot, about a month ago. She was such a precious girl, and so true to the bouvier standard of behavior. She would have been a wonderful farm dog. She was good at so many things.

I'm done with the breeding aspect of these wonderful dogs. A couple of Alex's offspring met not the best ends, and I just can't be a part of bringing any more puppies into the world. I only worked with the best of breeders, but even when you are careful about how you place your babies, there is no guarantee. Alex made his contribution to the betterment of the breed, so that's that.

Like your new sweetie, there are so many that need new forever homes. I'm not sure what I'll do when my pack is gone, but I keep in touch with the rescue group here, so that may be the route I go also.

Congrats, and enjoy. It's nice to chat with another Bouvie-fan!