 | Hannah is my 8 year old Golden Doodle (Service and Therapy Dog). Almost two years ago, Hannah was having severe issues with ear infections and seizure-like activity. Hannah would stiffen up and collapse by me with some shaking, yet fully aware of her surroundings and us talking to her. My other Vet kept insisting Hannah's ears needed daily cleaning, along with different medications, and felt she was having seizures. I spent $1,000.00 for tests to see what was causing her problems. After all the tests were done and results were in, "NOTHING" could be found to explain what was wrong with her, or what could be causing her symptoms. My Vet insisted Hannah be put on phenobarbital. I certainly was NOT going to use drugs on my girl if they couldn't tell me what is wrong. I wanted a second opinion and took Hannah to Valley Central in Allentown. I consulted with Dr. Ron Hodges and clearly expressed NO DRUGS for Hannah. Dr. Ron told me about Dr. Diane Gabriel and acupuncture for Hannah. I was very skeptical at first not knowing how this would help her, but willing to try. I met with Dr. Gabriel in May of 2015 and we worked out a plan for Hannah's treatment. Hannah has acupuncture every other week, she is now on Natural Balance dog food Duck and Potato, and 1 (20mg) of Pepcid a day. In June of 2015, Hannah had a small episode of seizure-like activity. I was beginning to doubt this would ever help, but after talking with Dr. Gabriel and realizing it could take a few treatments to start helping her, we continued on. Well, here we are 5 months later going into November and guess what? "MY HANNAH'S EAR INFECTION'S ARE NO MORE! MY HANNAH'S SEIZURE-LIKE ACTIVITY HAS CEASED!" I AM SO PLEASED MY HANNAH IS BACK! I AM SO THANKFUL FOR ALL THE HELP FROM DR. GABRIEL AND DR. RON. NO MORE HAVING TO CLEAN HER EARS DAILY AND NO MORE WATCHING MY GIRL SUFFER IN PAIN, AND WE OWE THAT ALL TO DR. GABRIEL ~~~ THANK YOU SO MUCH, LOVE DENISE AND HANNAH ~~~ Date of Posting: 27 October 2015 Posted By: Denise Hersh Palmerton, PA |