Taza continues without seizures, much to our delight. We went to the vet this morning, and she will continue taking her medicine another week or so before she has a blood test to show if she is better. We are very hopeful but still confused about what exactly is going on.

The vet we saw today was the 4th person in that clinic that has treated her. There are no medical records and none of the other vets were there, so I had to give him all her history. He told me she must be epileptic, so then I had to explain to him why the other vets don't think so. A few months ago I would have been annoyed; today I was amused. Why would they keep medical records?

Everyone here seems to be an expert on doggie care. I am realizing now that I am far from ready to raise a child in Peru. I just don't have the patience for all the advice, especially because I disagree with a lot of it. More than one person has suggested that she is having seizures because I'm not giving her people food (milk especially). I actually would follow the culture in that regard, except that my Peruvian vets insist it's not a good idea. Today a vet happened to show up at our language school and my teacher asked him for some advice for Taza. He thinks it's parasites, which surprised me, since that didn't come up at all from my normal vet or from the one in Charlotte I called in a panic on Saturday. Someone else told me today that Taza's seizures are due to stress from me taking her places with me.

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1. Marty on February 20, 2008 at 10:39 AM

   Crazy advice is not exclusive to Peru! My grandmother believes (and frequently tell me) that Josh is wild because I danced at my brother's wedding when I was eight months pregnant with him.