Safety A Critical Issue: Zach Barbour Needs Seizure Alert Dog!
Zach, our son, is six years old. Since he was a baby, he has been having seizures. It has been a difficult road trying to figure out what medications help Zach lessen the number of seizures that he has on a daily basis. His doctor has told us that the medications may never be able to completely control the seizures that he experiences. Currently with the medications he is on, he is only having three to four seizures a day compared to days where he has had 21 seizures in one day.
With each seizure, it is a scary reality that Zach could get injured and it has happened in the past. His doctor has recommended that Zach get a seizure alert dog to alert us before he has a seizure. By alerting us, hopefully, it will help prevent some of the injuries that have occurred in the past or even more serious ones from happening.
4 Paws for Ability trains dogs for people with a wide range of disabilities including seizure alert dogs. The dogs actually sense when a seizure is about to occur and warn the person of the oncoming seizure. It is believed that the dogs are able to smell chemical changes in the body several minutes before the seizure occurs. Often the dog will develop a behavioral pattern that the owner recognizes, as alerting to when a seizure is going to occur. The person can then get in a safe position before the seizure starts.
Before Zach can receive his seizure alert dog, we have to raise $13,000, which is a fraction of the cost to train the service dog. We are asking you to help us reach $13,000. Any donation you make toward Zach’s seizure alert dog is tax deductible because 4 Paws for Ability is a 501(c)(3) under the IRS for donations. For each dollar you donate, it gets Zach closer to having his service dog.
All donations should be made directly to 4 Paws for Ability. Please make sure that you include Zach’s name in the memo portion of your check.
4 Paws for Ability
Zach Barbour Fund
253 Dayton Ave.
Xenia, Ohio 45385
Note: I highly endorse 4 Paws for Ability as a source for extremely well-trained service dogs. The organization is sound and its goals exceptional. Judy Vorfeld.
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:41 am
When humans have epilepsy, dogs become the protectors. But when dogs have epilepsy, humans need to be their protectors. I have a dog with canine epilepsy named Cory, and we were actually able to get his seizures under control to the point where he is now 13 years old and hasn’t had a seizure in over 5 years. If you’re interested, I blog about him too at http://www.corysstory.com.
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:30 am
I am starting a new blog specifically having to do with the training of service dogs in general and seizure alert dogs in particular.
I will post a link to your site on there and hopefully get you some donations.