24-038 Teddy is a 4 -year-old neutered male Goldendoodle. He was surrendered because he started having seizures, and his owner worked and traveled so was not home to give him the meds he needs. Her father could not take Teddy, as he could not afford the medicine or food. Teddy had been taking seizure medication, but he had been having break-through issues – had a couple of cluster seizures. They could not afford to take him to a neurologist. It took seven months for AGR and the neurologist we use in Scottsdale to get Teddy’s seizures under better control. During that time, he was fostered by Leslie and her pack. He got along well with all.

The medication recipe for seizure control can be difficult to determine. Each time a change is made in type and/or dosage, some time has to elapse before the vet can decide whether further changes need to be made. Teddy is given a special neuro care food, as well as a drug cocktail. He now takes a combination of phenobarbital, Levetiracetam and potassium bromide, but the vet hopes to reduce all that to just the phenobarbital. Only time will tell if that will be possible. 

Teddy is good with everyone – loves to interact with people, loves to watch movies or a TV program that has dogs in it. He is loveable and easy-going. After much effort, Placement finally found a home for Teddy with a couple experienced with seizure dogs. As Teddy has had new seizure activity at his new home in Sierra Vista, the vet the family uses has consulted with the neurologist in Scottsdale who dealt with Teddy for the time he was in foster care. We are confident that Teddy will be well cared for and loved. When his adoption was finalized, we provided an addendum whereby AGR will pay for three months’ of medication and vaccination boosters.