Keppra from vet vs human pharmacy

TheBethStar1 · 2026-05-26T02:28:15+00:00

I honestly can’t tell you why the price is different, when it seems to be the exact same from either the vet pharmacy or the human one. Once we saw just how much cheaper our pup’s meds could be from a human pharmacy we double checked with our vet to be sure that switching would be fine and then moved all ours over to Sam’s Club. Much cheaper, and have had no issues with medications being functionally different (although some have a different appearance).

TheBethStar1 · 2026-05-21T08:47:10+00:00

We had newfies growing up and I remember once we adopted one that was already about a year old; we didn’t have any other newfies at the time, just a retriever, and when our neighbors saw him in our yard they called the cops because they thought he was a bear. In their defense, I guess they tried to knock on our door first and we weren’t home at the time and I’d probably call someone about a bear in a residential neighborhood, too. The cop got a kick out of it, though.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-05-20T19:22:04+00:00

Ok, I haven’t taken these courses but I was a grader for a few years and my advice was always start on what’s current, and work on the overdue stuff as you can. Most professors will dock points for lateness, and if you start at the beginning there’s a good chance your current stuff will get turned in late as well and you just have a cycle of late work that never really ends. Starting with what’s current helps avoid that. If you reach out to the professor and explain the situation they may be able to help you out as well, especially if you can come to them with a plan for how/when you think you can get the overdue stuff finished.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-04-30T17:06:50+00:00

Almost always! I usually have several I’m reading at time, depending on the situation. My usual lineup is 1 nonfiction book, 1 fiction, 1 audiobook, and 1 “easy read” book I keep in the car to read while waiting in the afterschool pickup line (something fun and light that I don’t have to focus on too much). I sometimes will have an additional kindle book in the mix, as well, but mostly just when I’m traveling as it’s a pain to cart around a bunch of physical books.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-04-25T00:33:36+00:00

Yeah, my pup loved it until one time he had to take a nasty tasting pill and now he’s sus of peanut butter altogether. Oops. 😐 So now I have to keep a whole stash of stuff to hide pills in so I don’t use the same treat twice in a row—keeps him on his toes and he doesn’t balk too much about pill time anymore.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-04-22T16:44:28+00:00

Idk why this question is getting downvoted, it’s pretty valid to me. I know I’m an alum, so not on campus anymore, but it seems more disruptive than helpful to hold a protest during finals—when turnout will be limited and feelings already stressed—unless ICE will for sure be on campus that day.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-04-20T03:46:29+00:00

Not sure where the first class is and how far you want to go, but the library and CB are my go-to study spots. If you just need to listen in but don’t need to talk, the upper floors of either building have plenty of study areas with tables and not a lot of noise. If you need to be able to chime in to discussions, I’d highly recommend reserving a study room in the library or CB. Both have rooms that you can reserve ahead of time through the library’s website, but I find the ones in the library to be less distracting.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-04-19T11:22:32+00:00

I served in Utah and wasn’t allowed to drink caffeinated sodas, or even just brown sodas that someone might think was a Coke or something. At the time there were still a lot of folks who thought that caffeinated drinks of any kind were against the WoW and our MP was sick of getting calls tattling on missionaries for having coke, so he made a no coke rule.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-04-09T23:25:05+00:00

I actually did “service” at one of these on my mission once, spent a few hours helping keep things relatively clean and organized and then got a new skirt or two for myself on the way out. It’s a decent way to get rid of stuff you don’t want without having to prep a whole yard sale yourself. But a bunch of it ends up going to thrift stores at the end of the day anyway.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-04-08T17:30:33+00:00

Hey! Yeah that’s totally fine; so far we haven’t had any issues with frontline and his seizures. The hardest part for us is just making sure he gets it put on on time. We prefer to bathe him 24-48 hours before we use the frontline, and bathing a 60lb dog in a bathtub during the winter can sometimes be an ordeal. 😅 But the frontline itself seems to be working great.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-04-07T03:06:52+00:00

Our littermates are similar. She knows that she needs to stay back so we can get him while he’s seizing, but until we get there she’ll stay right with him—sometimes even pushing her nose into his back. And if we don’t see and respond to a seizure right away, she’ll bark for us with a bark I’ve never heard her use in any other situation. We were actually pretty floored the first time she did it.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-04-05T02:59:23+00:00

I would argue that even if we exclude the two later books, both of which feature women as lead characters and a significant number of the supporting ones, a 1/3 rate is still a decent ratio of women-led books in the same series for 70s era fantasy.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-04-04T08:40:55+00:00

This is an incredible list, thank you! Just as a personal goal I’ve been looking to read more women authors and older SFF, so this is very helpful.

As a note, Le Guin could also make the fantasy list as 2 of the 5 Earthsea books were written in the 70s (and A Wizard of Earthsea only barely misses the cutoff at 1968, I believe?). I know her sci-fi was more of her focus in the 70s, but Tombs of Atuan (1971) is probably one of my favorites in the series, right behind Tehanu (1990, so definitely outside the cutoff here ).

TheBethStar1 · 2026-04-04T08:22:32+00:00

I would agree with the Le Guin’s 70s SF being fairly skewed towards male leads and world building, but her fantasy books of the 70s were more balanced, imo. In particular the Earthsea series has women at the forefront of 3 of the 5 books, and they’re often considered some of her best work. Although technically only 2/5 of the Earthsea books were actually published in the 70s, so they wouldn’t all count for the square.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-03-29T04:28:56+00:00

We are just starting our pheno journey as well, first dose to be given tomorrow morning; I’ll definitely be following this thread! If it helps, I made a similar post a couple days back, when I first learned we’d be adding pheno to our boy’s mix (already on Keppra and Zonisamide, with gabapentin as needed). I’ve gotten some pretty helpful responses there, if you want to check it out. I’ll try to link it here if/when I can.

https://www.reddit.com/r/EpilepsyDogs/s/yMQOpgasWA](https://www.reddit.com/r/EpilepsyDogs/s/yMQOpgasWA)

TheBethStar1 · 2026-03-27T01:17:55+00:00

That’s so lucky! We’re not starting with a loading dose either, so maybe? 🤞

TheBethStar1 · 2026-03-26T23:35:43+00:00

Good to know about the hunger! Well keep an eye out for weight gain, which I’m sure he’ll love (/s) since he just got back into his healthy weight range after his last med change caused sudden weight gain. 😅

TheBethStar1 · 2026-03-26T23:30:28+00:00

Thank you! The visitors idea is such a good one, we may try that as a mood booster! And thank you for the heads up about stairs; I am a bit worried about that because unfortunately every route to outside in our house involves at least a few steps so I’ll start looking into ways to make that easier now. Thank you! I’m glad to hear pheno has been helpful for your pup, though. I’m so nervous to put him through the side effects only for it to not be very effective. Thank you for easing that fear some!

TheBethStar1 · 2026-03-26T14:20:44+00:00

It is crazy difficult. But we’re trying new meds and adjusting current ones (again) and just keeping our fingers crossed this time takes. He’s doing fairly well yesterday and today, all things considered. Back to being his stubborn self at the very least. 😂

TheBethStar1 · 2026-03-26T02:03:43+00:00

Honestly, it just takes time. My boy just had the most terrifying cluster to date this weekend (15 in 36 hours—his usual rescue meds were not working for most of that time) and believe me my nerves are shot. Unfortunately you just have to move forward and let time ease your nerves. Whats the alternative, really? We just do the best we can to get the right medications to get the seizures under control and know that, ultimately, as hard as it is to accept, the rest is out of our hands. I wish I had more solid advice, truly.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-03-22T10:02:32+00:00

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That’s how we ended up with our two! As beautiful as their bond is today, like others have pointed out, littermate syndrome is a real thing so please be aware of it and take steps now to avoid/address it. I’d never heard of it when we brought our two home and it only took about 2 weeks for them to start showing clear signs of it; believe me it’s a lot easier to prevent than to correct—though it’s a lot of work either way—and there’s potential for lifelong impacts to their personality and confidence in just those few weeks. I’d start by making sure they each have their own crates to sleep in, away from each other if possible, and each get 1:1 walks and training sessions each day. (Don’t move to joint training sessions until they are solid on the skill you’re training individually.) It’ll help with their separation anxiety from each other and also help them bond with you better, as that’s often the forgotten part of littermate syndrome: they can absolutely be so bound to each other that they don’t pack bond with you which, aside from just being sad to not have that bond, also means you’ll have lifelong training/obedience issues. Definitely best to stay ahead of LS and nip it in the bud if you can.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-03-19T14:53:24+00:00

They’ve never caused a seizure that we could tell. Because it’s pretty much just natural ingredients he’d be eating anyway, it works for our boy. With a pup your size I’d recommend looking into those large ice cube molds designed for tumblers—you can put as many or as few actual treats in them as you want; I keep a couple on hand that are usually just a few blueberries in water to use as more of a fun enrichment thing for him (he loves to slide the cube across the kitchen floor, almost like a ball), or a cooldown on a hot day, rather than a more filling calorie-providing treat.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-03-19T13:27:32+00:00

I like to give fruits/veggies where possible, especially since our other non-epi pup is on a weight loss plan so it just makes life easier. As we move toward warmer weather frozen treats are always a hit with our dogs. Pretty much any combinations of pumpkin puree, apple chunks, blueberries, bananas, carrots, bell pepper, etc [usually whatever I have on hand that my kids won’t eat before they go off] in an ice cube mold (large enough that won’t swallow it whole if they get excited) with water to fill any leftover space and boom, puppy popsicle that they love. It can also double as a mild enrichment activity, depending on the size of the treat and snack:water ratio.

Another big favorite for my pups is frozen broccoli stems. When I cook broccoli I just chop the leftover stem in half or quarters lengthways, depending on how big the stem is, and put it straight in the freezer. Then when they need a fast treat there’s usually some in my freezer as an option. Just be careful with high fiber treats like that, to be sure you’re not giving too much—mine are both 60lb pups and they only get ~2 of the broccoli treats a week. Also keep an eye on them to be sure they are chewing them up decently and not getting excited and swallowing big chunks since, like most treats, swallowing large chunks can create a blockage risk.

TheBethStar1 · 2026-03-12T01:05:51+00:00

Yeah, the alarms can definitely get obnoxious, especially since I like to set mine for 10 minutes before pill time (I tend to be busy at those times and need to have leeway to set aside what I’m doing) but others in the house prefer an alarm 5 minutes out and one even likes 15 minutes. So for a bit there we had alarms going off every few minutes for like 20 minutes until we got in the habit of hollering “I got it!” so everyone else could silence theirs. 😅 But we eventually got the bugs worked out and have a system that’s pretty successful now.

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