Today was Stella's 2nd check-up with the Neurologist - 2 months since her official corrected diagnosis: seizures secondary to immune-mediated encephalitis.
Blood was drawn again for routine bloodwork and once again we all anticipate everything will come back normal.
Dr. P has taken Stella off Prednisone. She will remain on Levetiracetam 250mg tablets, 3x a day.
We noticed the other day that Stella's right ear was starting to droop lower than her left and her head was also slightly tilted. Dr. P examined her ears and said she had a very slight ear infection (which we will tend to with our normal ear cleaning routine at home) but that he thinks the ear droop is just muscle or nerve related and doesn't think it's anything to worry about. He also said the head tilt was not worrisome to him either and that "it just makes Stella look cuter" :)
We were told Stella can resume vaccinations as scheduled but that she should not receive more than one vaccination at a time - they should be scheduled for different visits a few weeks apart. Dr. P also said we should not give Stella heartworm preventative and flea preventative on the same day; again, spacing them a few weeks apart.
Stella will have her next recheck in 4 months.
