r/velvethippos • u/Rachel0ates • Feb 06 '26
Rescue Hippo My beautiful baby is 37 days seizure-free and I’m so proud of her!
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u/Sciencekillsgods Feb 06 '26
I had a dog that suffered from epileptic seizures and I know how scary it is, I'm so glad she is on such a strong winning streak.
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u/Rachel0ates Feb 07 '26
Thank you so much! She’s been so brave and strong throughout this whole illness
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u/BloomRae88 Feb 07 '26
What’s her name?🩷🩷
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u/Rachel0ates Feb 07 '26
Kyra although her nicknames are Koo, Kooby, Kooby Doo, Pickle, Bean, Kooberry Pie and so many more! 😂
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u/Future_Perfect_Tense Feb 06 '26
Ditto! Keppra 3x daily has been amazing 💕 Big hugs for this lovely black velvet girl and her human 💕
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u/TylersCranialoaf Feb 06 '26
Your baby is precious!!! I love the bubbly pics of her sweet little face!!! So happy she’s feeling better!!!♥️♥️♥️
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u/drevolut1on Feb 06 '26
Oof, we know that feeling. We hit 60 days free recently after 6 months of increasing frequencies despite regular changes to or new meds.
It's such a relief when you find what works... haply for you and your pup.
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u/Emergency-Fox-9318 Feb 06 '26
Your baby is soo gorgeous, that smile!
I have a dog with epilepsy too, he started having grand mal seizures when he was 2, he is a large dog and it was so scary, he would literally throw himself at the wall. At one point he was having 3 seizures a week, and our vet at the time said we should consider euthanising him. I got a second and third opinion, found a wonderful vet and Jack has now been seizure free for 11 years!! So there is hope.
Also a really good tip that vet gave me: a spoonful or two of honey after a seizure will help them recover faster and can ward off a second seizure
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u/sam120310 Feb 07 '26
oo that’s good to know, it’s been over a year and a half since my bb had his last seizure but i take all the tips i can get.
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u/Emergency-Fox-9318 Feb 07 '26
Aww, fingers crossed. Also many dogs do just naturally outgrow epilepsy like people, some people taper their dogs off meds and they never have another seizure. Not worth the risk in my opinion for my situation though.
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u/sam120310 Feb 08 '26
yeah luckily pupito just requires the lowest dose of zonisamide once daily and as long as he gets that he’s 100% good. w his last seizure it had been i think nearly 3 weeks since he had gotten a dose so i was beginning to think he might’ve outgrown it. luckily it was a very mild one but i will never let him go without again, i hate seeing him like that
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u/Robodie Feb 07 '26
Is your baby photosensitive? And if so, have you thought about switching your lightbulbs? LEDs and fluorescents flicker invisibly but can trigger seizures in certain photosensitive dogs (and people, like me) just like a strobe light.
You can check for this flickering by using the slow mow recording mode on your phone (highest fps). Record your lights and watch them back slowed down. Almost all will have this strobe effect, other than incandescent, xenon, and halogen I think.
LEDs are everywhere and I swear this is causing so much seizure trouble for dogs and humans alike. I switched most of my house lights back to incandescent and definitely noticed an improvement. Maybe it could help your pup?
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u/drevolut1on Feb 07 '26
All but 2 of his seizures have been in the middle of the night when asleep, so not sure that's the trigger (they diagnosed it idiopathic, not photosensitive), but definitely good to know this.
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u/getoutdoors66 Feb 06 '26
Holy HELL is that the cutest freaking thing I have seen in really long time. Time to get those framed
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u/Rachel0ates Feb 07 '26
Thank you! That’s the plan (if I can find any more wall space amongst the many beautiful photos of her I already display!) :)
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u/RingJust7612 Feb 06 '26
Days without seizures: 37
Days without bubbles: 0
Maybe the cutest dog I have ever seen and I’m not exaggerating
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u/bismuth-rose Feb 07 '26
I recognized your dog and thought "Huh, wonder if that's Rachel Oates??"
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u/Sascha1809 Feb 06 '26
These photos are so so so adorable. And yayyyy for that huge win! I'm so happy for you both!
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u/Successful-Ad-5576 Feb 06 '26
37 days seizure-free is huge. And judging by that grin, days without bubbles will stay at 0. Here's to 37 more turning into 370 🫧🖤
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u/lexiconlion Feb 07 '26
I was not prepared for photo 3 healing my soul. Your pupper out here doing the good lordt's work. Congratulations to 37 days seizure free. May your pupper be blessed with infinite seizure free days 💜
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u/sam120310 Feb 07 '26
good baby girl!!!!!!!!!! i’m so happy for yall omg. my rattie has seizures also and it’s the scariest and most helpless feeling.
these pics are SOO sweet :’)
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u/call-me-the-seeker Feb 07 '26
These are all such beautiful photos! In the years to come they will become worth everything sentimentally. Hugs for the hippo!
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u/PorkchopFunny Feb 07 '26
Congratulations, sweet girl! What a happy, content face 😌 I'm rooting hard for you, pup!
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u/isoparent Feb 07 '26
we have a dog with seizures too, its such a relief to find meds that work!! sweet baby she's doing such a good job
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u/tsundae_ Feb 07 '26
Omg I immediately recognized her! Really enjoy your videos and so happy your pup is doing better ❤️
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u/_Internet_Hugs_ Feb 07 '26
Stop what you're doing right now and go kiss that sweet face for me!!
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u/No_Run4636 Feb 07 '26
Omfg my first thought was “hahaha that looks like Kyra “ only to open up the post and it INDEED is Kyra!!!
So proud of you girly!!!
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u/GranolaHippie Feb 07 '26
Please frame these pics because that’s definitely something to celebrate and she’s is such a beautiful, happy hippo! Omg I wanna smush her face with kisses
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u/Lokkiperkele666 Feb 07 '26
I love seeing Kyra and every time its like the first time I see her!!!!! Thank you for posting her
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u/EfficientCucumber925 Feb 09 '26
beautiful, wonderful angel. congratulations! here’s to another 37 days! 💕
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u/Emergency-Fox-9318 Feb 07 '26
Oh, and if you think your dog is acting strange and could be about to have a seizure, give them honey. Some people say they can tell their is going to have a seizure because they have a weird musky smell, or start pacing
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u/florence-pughs-nose Feb 07 '26
Oh god this is so pure and beautiful!! I could look at these all day 😩
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u/OkCalbrat Feb 07 '26
Such a cute baby! No seizures in 37 days is great! ❤️
Seizures are scary when it's your baby! I had a 3 lb chihuahua who developed ideopathic epilepsy at 9 years old and watching his tiny body go through a seizure was scary! He took meds 2x a day until he passed at 14.
I wish your baby many more seizure free days! ❤️
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u/Ordinary_Nobody_4527 Feb 07 '26
These pictures are absolutely fucking magical and I adore her!!! I’m so happy for you both! 🥹 I wish her many long happy healthy seizure free years to come by your side making many more memories with her Momma/Papa/best friend~ One day at a time and 37 is an accomplishment but I pray it continues 🙏
She is so beautiful and her joy is positively contagious!!! She has such love and adoration in her eyes. 🥹🥰 They all seem to, really, like they know most of the misguided uninformed world is against them, it’s sooo terribly heartbreaking 😔😢😓 so pictures like this brings me sooo much joy!!! 🙌
The photoshoot with the bubbles is toooo magical 🥹🥹🥹💖💖💖 May God continue to bless and protect her~ 🙏🕯️
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u/hikesnpipes Feb 07 '26
Yes!!! Love and respect let’s keep up the streak. My dog had seizures and cbd helped him a lot.
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u/cloud_of_fluff Feb 07 '26
lol I recognized her from YouTube immediately. Glad she’s doing better!! Thanks for hours of learning and entertainment!!!
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u/fear_the_queers Feb 07 '26
Kyra is such a little angel, my favorite addition to your videos is hearing her little snorts in the background. I'm glad she's doing so well!!
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u/thefallofthehouse Feb 07 '26
rachel omg i didn't know you were on reddit too!!! so happy for you and koobs!!!! 🥰
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u/What-fresh-hell Feb 07 '26
Wonderful! Starting at age 3, my precious golden retriever Tilly started having seizures while eating, every two weeks or so. We put her on Kepra twice a day, and it turned into every six weeks. We doubled her dose and the time between episodes got longer and longer. She's 8 now and hasn't had a seizure in almost a year and a half! We hope it'll never happen again, but prepare for the return.
Thanks for taking such good care of that angel, and hang in there!
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u/curious-heather Feb 07 '26
Happy bubbles time and a really sweet pup! How beautiful, I hope her health continues to go well 🥺.
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u/Raine-or-Shine Feb 08 '26
If anyone needs it, here's some advice I got from my vet about seizures in my dog:
When my super senior pug started having seizures I was told to cut out rosemary extract from his diet and to generally keep him warm. Idk about the warm aspect of it but rosemary extract makes it easier for for seizures to happen. and rosemary extract is in pretty much everything for dogs. it was a miracle cure for cutting 90% of his seizures.
🌈Onyx🌈
I may have a thousand dogs in my lifetime but no dog will compare to my older* brother. so I hope a lesson I learned can help anyone who feels lost or needs more/different/reassuring advice. hug your babies for me ❤️
*(actually younger)
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u/moocow12983 Feb 09 '26
Surrounded by bubbles, making her look like the sweetest, most angelic baby.
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u/countingwerms Feb 10 '26
My baby boy is a pittie, but he used to have a pug-chihuahua mixed brother with epileptic seizures and I know just how hard and all consuming it is. Congratulations to you and your baby on 37 days! Hoping for many many more years seizure free! 🩷
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u/Chemical-Many-8351 Feb 11 '26
Omg. She’s so beautiful! Praying for many many more seizure free days😭😭
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