Thanks to brig for giving me lots of valuable insights into what having a seizure is like. Sorry that you know it far too well but I'm very grateful for the insight. For now, we're going to see if our theory plays out, that Patrick has seizures when he's very stressed about us leaving. They've slowed way down, he hasn't had one in 10 days. We're going to sedate him when we go out of town and see if that prevents them, rather than start a long term course of medicine. Of course if they get worse, we'll revisit this issue ASAP. It's good to know that they dont' really hurt, that they're scary but not painful. My poor little big footed guy.