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View Poll Results: Do your Yorkies have liver problems? | |||
Yes, an extrahepatic shunt | 0 | 0% | |
Yes, an intrahepatic shunt | 0 | 0% | |
Yes, MVD and/or HMD | 3 | 6.25% | |
Yes, a disease not listed here (please explain in forum) | 1 | 2.08% | |
I don't know. They have never been tested | 13 | 27.08% | |
No, none at all | 33 | 68.75% | |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 48. You may not vote on this poll |
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09-07-2007, 10:19 AM | #1 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| Liver Problems in Yorkies I have been reading so much lately about Yorkies and liver problems. It seems like a good deal of them have MVD. How many Yorkies here have liver problems? Sorry if the terminology is not quite right. I am definately not a vet.
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09-07-2007, 10:26 AM | #2 |
Mommy's Lil' Miracle Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mufreesboro, TN
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| Lily has MVD which is also referred to as HMD.
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09-07-2007, 10:27 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA
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| Miko has MVD...
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09-07-2007, 10:32 AM | #4 |
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| Buddy has no liver problems. Thank heavens. |
09-07-2007, 10:35 AM | #5 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| Drawlins, I thought they were the same. OOPS...oh well. It really bothers me when I type something in wrong and can't correct it...perfectionist issues.
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09-07-2007, 10:37 AM | #6 |
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| Ellie May, MVD and HMD are the same thing
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09-07-2007, 05:09 PM | #8 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: orange county
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| My Chloe had hepatic encephalopathy and portal vascular anomaly. I don't know what it means..
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09-07-2007, 05:29 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA
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| Did your Chloe cross the rainbow bridge?? I'm so sorry to hear this... It sounds like your Chloe had liver shunt/mvd...How old was she?
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09-07-2007, 06:10 PM | #10 |
Therapy Dog Donating Member | Izzy does not and she's also been tested. What are the signs of liver shunt, etc???
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09-07-2007, 07:18 PM | #11 |
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| There are so many different symptoms...Some dogs have only the symptom of UTIs or crystals/stones in urine, others head press about 30 min after meals, some have seizures, others become lethargic, drool, etc...I can't tell you how many times a vet has misdiagnosed a dog by saying that it's hypoglycemic when in fact the dog has a liver problems. Many of the symptoms are similar....BUT a yorkie with a liver problem will not always respond immediately to honey, karo syrup.
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09-07-2007, 07:23 PM | #12 |
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| Another really important symptom to mention is lack of appetite and extremely picky...The reason for this is that when liver compromised dogs(before the owners know of the problem) eat regular commercial dog food (which most of it has lamb, beef, venison, or some other kind of red meat), red meat produces toxins in the body that are supposed to be filtered through the liver, but because the liver isn't working properly, the toxins build-up and make them feel sick...Sooooo they don't enjoy eating and will only eat as a necessity to survive. But if they're eating food that is not harmful to them, then they're much better about eating.
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09-07-2007, 07:58 PM | #13 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: orange county
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| Yes, she did she was 10 months old. and only had her for 4 months. I got her from the pet store and that was a big mistake... (I didn't know back then) that's why I am here now.
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09-07-2007, 08:06 PM | #14 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: orange county
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| Oh my chloe was fine, everything was okay happy, playful, eating, everything then one sunday morning my daughter noticed that her teeth was chattering. I got nervous and though she was choking so I looked in her mouth and nothing so I took her to the emergency vet and suspect shunt. I was like what??!!?? what is that??!! then after 2 days they had to put her down.
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09-07-2007, 10:01 PM | #15 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Illinois
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| I was just reading a thread on here. I think her name is yorkiesmiles, She just had a 1 hour consult with this Ariel. She put her web on there and there is some stuff on that web about Liver problems. You might want to check it outl.
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