#13 What have I learned

When I first started the blog process I didn’t think I would learn that much about it. But, I have to say, I have been surprised by how much I have learned. I have never blogged in the past and I’m not at all tech savvy so the whole process was a learning experience for me. I had to learn how to set up the blog, publish it, and try to make it look nice by adding a couple pictures In the beginning I thought 400 words every week would be a horrible, daunting task. How was I ever going to come up with 400 words, and put them together into something interesting  for people to read who weren’t really interested at all? I soon realized that the word limit was not going to be as difficult as I had originally thought. The tough part was cutting my posts down enough so as not to ramble. 

 I also, learned that just because a particular topic- like canine epilepsy- is important to me it isn’t necessarily important to others. Because, of that I have had to think a little more outside of the box. I have had to add in posts that could pique the interest of the uninterested reader. In doing that I have learned to dig deeper into the subject about why things are the way they are. I knew my veterinarian said Baron should be on a diet that was fairly balanced between carbohydrates and proteins. But, what I didn’t know was why. I assumed she knew best and I went along with it. But, for the blog I couldn’t just say “This is what I do, so you should do it too.”  I had to do some fact checking and I learned that all active dogs should be on a fairly balanced diet like this, not just epi-dogs in particular. I was able to include in my posts some of the ingredients that I use that have worked for me and again I had to do the research to find out if they were in fact good healthy options or if I just thought they were.

 I was most interested to learn about some of the techniques I have been using to help prevent or stop seizures; most poignantly, the topics of ocular compression and flower essences. I have had both of these methods suggested to me by quite a few vets and other owners of epi-dogs, I have tried them and they worked, end of story. But, in writing about those topics I had to explain why they worked and before I could explain I had to learn it myself. It was so interesting to learn how the epileptic brain works in people and in dogs!

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