# @stephotey on Facebook

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- **Original URL:** https://facebook.com/reel/3497655347079167
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68946922-stephotey-facebook
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-10T00:56:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Stephanie Otey (@stephotey) — https://gondola.cc/stephotey

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From the day I rescued Finley over 9 years ago I knew how hard it would be to watch him age.

He as traveled with me city to city. Together we’ve had 19 different home from off-seasons to in-seasons. He goes with me everywhere.

When he was 5 he had his first #seizure Very scary but my research and the treatment plans the vets made let me know he can have a normal life with idiopathic #epilepsy he certainly has.

I cooked his food for him every day since, and his seizures have been just a couple times a year, under a minute local and just focal seizures he recovers from quickly.

Last year the vet said let’s ween him off his meds (750 Keppra 2x daily) and he went a full year without one. 

Last week he had his first seizure since but it looked like the other ones. Short, months in between, under a minute, fast recovery. 

But just a week after that he had another. Right before that seizure he flung off the couch and defecated in my house  moments before seizing which was very abnormal. And just 3 hours after that he had another one but it was over 4 minutes. His recovery Also took hours. He was slipping everywhere. Was very fearful of the vet. 

But the #veteran read the notes from the previous vet (no longer at that office) and say that he should go down 500g. 

The vet last year said down to 500 first then ween him off but he said he shouldn’t have give off it.

I’m praying that being back on his meds will keep this at bay. He’s been very normal since. He’s running, eating normal. I even woke up to him in the middle of the night playing with  his toy in the kitchen just 3 days after. 

I truly have savored every moment I’ve had with him so this wasn’t a reminder of how short #dogs lives are but maybe pay attention to other things he may be trying to tell me.

I pray for everyone and every pet who suffers from seizures. If anything I hope this thread can be a community for people to share their experience, tips, hope and #prayers 

Love, Fin & Steph heart ❤️ 🐾

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