Sadly Posted by beaglebot on Sep 29, 2005 09:51pm None of my dogs do this.

Sadly... Posted by marty_hale on Sep 29, 2005 10:31pm I wish my own dog could;-     -Smell his own shit     -Tell me from from the neighbour who DESPISES him     -Hear anything     -Realise that he smells like a fermented corpse (maybe then he would fuck off to the knackers' yard)     Most of all, I wish I had this extra sensory ability that dogs seem to have to tell when some badassss shit's about to go down. Maybe then I could have an inkling of when My Girlfriend's gonna bust-a-move. And it's everyday, Ladies, Gents and Spectators. Does anybody in LF Land suffer from the same affliction / know anyone with the disability?

RE: Sadly... Posted by deathburger on Sep 29, 2005 10:37pm Get a new dog, and a new GF while you're out at the puppy store.. ;)

RE: RE: Sadly... Posted by marty_hale on Oct 11, 2005 07:02pm Touche old chum.     Arf.

RE: Sadly... Posted by beaglebot on Sep 29, 2005 10:54pm I suffer from it. Does the girl friend not get auras? Or has she just not learned to tell them yet?

RE: RE: Sadly... Posted by marty_hale on Oct 11, 2005 07:00pm Sadly, I'm about a week late with this answer.     Beagle, I'm sorry that you suffer from this SHIT affliction, but no, my GF does not get auras, funny smells or any other warning. She does however get really cheeky when a seizure is due. Sadly she them VERY regularly, -which is an improvement on 12 daily :-(     When you say "Or has she just not learned to tell them yet?" what did you mean? are there subtle/common signs we can look for? I have the patience greater than or equal to a saint, but any tips, anything, would be welcome.

RE: RE: RE: Sadly... Posted by beaglebot on Oct 11, 2005 08:45pm Auras in teh sense of seizures can be smaells or any number of other things, not just the "glow" that people associate with "aura"     I can wake up and know that I'm going to have one that day. It feels like I'm walking on Jello among other things as it gets closer.     She needs to keep a diary and track how she feels every day and see if there's something noticable, even if slight, that seems to happen before all of them. Sometimes just writing it down for a while will make you notice it     Has she tried diet as a control? It's more effective in kids but it's possible that she could get some benefit.     There are support groups as well, something she should probably do just to talk to some others about what it is that they notice before they have one, it might help her to see something that she hadn't thought of is a sign that it's coming

Praise be to the Bot! Posted by marty_hale on Oct 26, 2005 05:04pm 1) She used to get a smell of burning rubber in the early years. Not now. It's mainly that she just gets cheeky before a seizure nowadays. Big deal, eh?     2) It's almost every day. You may only get them occasionally (?) I don't know. They are affected by stress, that much we do know. That and the cocktail of "anti seizure medications", some of which actually contribute to the frequency of attacks. Drugs are bad.     3) This is a great tip. We'll try it, anything's a step forward...     4) We have been told that the Kinetic Diet works only on kids or those recently afflicted. It's a real pain in the ass as well. We've been told by the top neurologist in NI that it probably would have minimal effect anyway. Saying that, the guy's a pair of fucking clown shoes.     5) Support group is on the way ;)     Thanks for the reply. I feel like I'm on my own here.

Sadly... Posted by marty_hale on Sep 29, 2005 10:32pm I wish my own dog could;-     -Smell his own shit     -Tell me from from the neighbour who DESPISES him     -Hear anything     -Realise that he smells like a fermented corpse (maybe then he would fuck off to the knackers' yard)     -Most of all, I wish I had this extra sensory ability that dogs seem to have to tell when some badassss shit's about to go down.     Maybe then I could have an inkling of when My Girlfriend's gonna bust-a-move. And it's everyday, Ladies, Gents and Spectators. Does anybody in LF Land suffer from the same affliction / know anyone with the disability?

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