It's just those few minutes when his brain short circuits that rips your heart out. It's something you never get used to. By October, after several more months of seizures with increasing regularity, we increased the PB dose, tried more vitamins, and ran more blood tests. My boy was finally within the 'therapeutic range'. This means his seizures should have been well 'controlled' with this dosage.
Most vets define well controlled as having one seizure per month or less.
Blood serum levels always have to be monitored to check PB as it can become toxic to a dog at high doses and can cause excessive thirst, urination, increase in appetite, weight gain, ataxia, and sometimes liver damage. Even while being in the therapeutic range, my dog wasn't controlled, suffering seven seizures in two days. It was obvious that even with everything I was doing for him, it still wasn't enough. We heard of a vet in Indiana that has had excellent results in treating epilepsy with a permanent form of acupuncture using gold bead implants. Dr. Durkes cautioned that this procedure does not work for all dogs.