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A small dog, three seizures in one spring, and a family that wanted another way. The vet offered phenobarbital and warned Baya might not act like the same dog. Her mom, Shelley, went looking for another road, and wrote to us about what she found.
“We were not willing to accept this prognosis
nor were we willing to place our pet on barbiturates.”
"Around February, our little Chihuahua had some type of seizure that was a mystery to us," Shelley Sanders of Parker, Colorado wrote in 2014. About two weeks later Baya had another, much more severe. "At the time, we thought she was choking and ran her to the vet. But after we arrived, she seemed fine."
The third came in the first week of April, worse than the two before. This time the family took her to a second vet for a complete evaluation: blood work, urine, the works.
Some kind of seizure. The family didn't know what they'd seen.
Much more severe. By the time they reached the vet, she seemed fine.
A full workup, and a recommendation for phenobarbital.
The vet was straight with them. The seizures could get worse. He recommended phenobarbital, the standard first drug for seizures in dogs, and told them it might control her convulsions better, with side effects and no guarantees. "The vet told us there were side effects and that she may not act like the same dog."
That was the line the family couldn't accept. Shelley searched "dog having seizures," read everything she could, and found us. "Your staff was extremely helpful and seemed genuinely concerned about Baya and her condition," she wrote.
Once she started reading about how most dry dog food is made, the food went first. "Many things I read horrified me, to say the least!" Baya went onto a raw diet mixed with a holistic kibble, Daily Greens, raw kale in the evenings, and Nzymes Antioxidant Treats by the directions.
Shelley is careful to say the changes worked together, and so are we. It's the same picture Mike lays out in Toxicity, Deficiency, Stress: ease what's burdening the body and put back what it's missing. For the household side, start with What Causes Seizures in Dogs?.
Today we pair the Treats with Tracite Minerals as the Back to Balance Bundle: the Treats for the body's own defenses, the minerals for what most dogs' food leaves out. The food came first for Shelley. Our recommended foods guide shows what to look for on a label, and the interactive guide that arrives after purchase links to it.
"Since we made these changes and added the Nzymes to her diet, she has not had a single seizure or spell in 4 months, since April. She is more alert, her eyes are brighter and overall the difference is remarkable! She started acting almost like a puppy again, VERY amazing!"
Shelley chose not to start the phenobarbital. That was her family's decision, made with a full vet evaluation in hand. If your dog is already on an anti-convulsant, don't stop or change it on your own. Food changes and the Treats can begin while your dog is still on medication, and many of the families we work with do both as they gradually step down. If that is where you are, book a free consultation and we will talk it through with you.
Our family did not expect Baya to get better,
but happily, we were wrong.
Shelley's letter ends with a promise to keep Baya on Nzymes for the rest of her life, and a hope that there would never be another fit. She had already sent friends and family our way. Later, on a re-order call, she told our team: "Baya has had no further seizures since having the Antioxidant Treats in her diet regularly."
The same small family team Shelley reached in 2014 is here for a free consultation. Tell us what you saw, how long it lasted, what your dog eats, and what the vet has said. Since 1999 we've talked thousands of families through seizures, including the ones already on medication.
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Baya's family used the Antioxidant Treats with their own food changes. Today the Treats come paired with Tracite Minerals as the Back to Balance Bundle, with an interactive guide sent to your inbox after purchase that walks through the same kind of changes Shelley made. Dogs under 25 pounds get Tiny Treats.
See the Back to Balance Bundle →Every order comes with our 120-Day Worry-Free Guarantee, the same free customer care Shelley found in 2014, and formulas built on over twenty-five years of work: support for your dog's own body, from the inside.
Baya's story is shared with her family's permission. It's one dog's experience, not a guaranteed result and not a substitute for veterinary care. Nzymes products are nutrition that supports your dog's own body, not a treatment for seizures, epilepsy, or any disease. Never stop or change a prescribed anti-convulsant without your vet. Every dog is different and individual results may vary.
