I am in awe of parents with special needs children.
In our home, our 3 1/2 year old dog, Dakota, has just been diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy. Nothing in my life prepared me to watch my "baby" in the throws of a grand mal seizure. It was the scariest thing I've even been through - E.V.E.R. I didn't know if he was going to be alive at the end of the seizure, or if that was it - the seizure and he was gone. To say I felt helpless would be the most massive understatement ever made on the face of God's Green Earth. All I could do was make sure the other dogs were out of the room, and that I was out of range should he come to and lunge .
Now that I know what the diagnosis is, am I still scared? traumatized? YES! But I do know that God will bring me through this like He has with every other trial in my life. This one is just going to be a bit of a longer road to travel. Dakota will always be on epilepsy meds now, but I hope you travel with me on my journey as I investigate and look for all natural ways to help him live his life to the fullest.
There is an ongoing AKC study on CBD oil and dogs with epilepsy - for which I am waiting with bated breath to know the results. Especially since Nature's Ultra is now a subsidiary of Young Living, and we are infusing the CBD with essential oils. I've read other testimonies of specific oils that people have used on their pets, and I hope I don't ever have to try them to see how they work.
Right now my best friend is Stress Away as I begin this scary road of having a special needs dog in my home. Other oils I'm keeping in my arsenal - Frankincense (because well, because it's Frankincense - lol), Valor to help keep me grounded and give me courage to face this trial, and Lemongrass just because I love the smell and it brings me to a happy place.
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