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yorkie_mama22 · 10-29-2008, 01:56 PM

im shaking right now my fiance just rushed stormy to the vet, she went limp and was not responding , it was almost like a seziure. she was limp, i was trying to do cpr and he just rushed her to the vet, her heart was still working and i believe she was breathing because she was making noise. i will be going threre shortly i had to stay with my daughter.

143julz · 10-29-2008, 01:59 PM

oh my I'm sorry, i hope things turn out okay for you and your baby! Keep us posted. I'll be sending wishes and luck your way

yorkie_mama22 · 10-29-2008, 02:06 PM

I just called the hospital, they have them WAITING in the room for the vet. I said to her WHAT DO YOU MEAN WAITING MY DOG WAS LIMP!!!!! she said the vet was finishing up and going to look at her, but I guess she said that she was doing a bit better once they arrived, that she came too. They are calling me back once the vet is in there. please pray for my baby, I can't loose her.

bren4bears · 10-29-2008, 03:48 PM

Any updates on Stormy yet?

LuvMyYorkies · 10-29-2008, 03:55 PM

please let us know as soon as you hear something. We are all praying for you and your furbaby.

AshasMom · 10-29-2008, 04:04 PM

Praying for you and your baby!

LilDaysha · 10-29-2008, 04:09 PM

Any updates on Stormy?

Ladymom · 10-29-2008, 04:16 PM

Please update us on little Stormy when you can. I pray she'll be okay.

yorkie_mama22 · 10-29-2008, 05:21 PM

she had another episode we rushed her in again. it seems to last about 3-4 mins. the vet checked for low blood sugar which was fine. he says it could be seizures or it could be some other things, we need to do a bunch of blood work and ekg , its est. at $420. he checked her though and said she seems fine, he told us to look for some things next time if it happens and to bring her in, he gave her a anti inflamatory shot and we are watching her. please keep her in your thoughts, I am a mess right now i can't even think straight, I am just so lost I don't even know what to do. I will update more I just can't even type right now, if anyone has any ideas what it may be please feel free to let me know. it seems that she starts to whine/bark and then kind of goes into a coma like seizure or so. she doesn't respond, seems limp but her heart is stil beating. my fiance did CPR both times and seemed to snap her out of it. Doc said he doesn't think its life threatening RIGHT now but we do need to figure out what is going on.

Ellie May · 10-29-2008, 05:58 PM

I have no idea what it is but I would do blood work as soon as possible.

Do her gums stay pink when this happens?

yorkie_mama22 · 10-29-2008, 06:00 PM

I will have to check next time. The doc said it may be a few different things, that it even may be a liver shunt. ellie had a problem with her liver right? he also said it could be a rare case of something where they just fall asleep? people have it also.

Ellie May · 10-29-2008, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by yorkie_mama22

I will have to check next time. The doc said it may be a few different things, that it even may be a liver shunt. ellie had a problem with her liver right? he also said it could be a rare case of something where they just fall asleep? people have it also.

Ellie has not been diagnosed with liver shunt or microvascular dysplasia.
At this time it doesn't look like she has either.
She does have high bile acids and nobody is quite sure why.
We do not know if she was born with this issue or if it developed later in life.

I would run the bile acids test to be safe but I say that about all Yorkies.
It might be totally unrelated to the liver.
Something doesn't sound normal though, so can you do the blood work immediately?

yorkie_mama22 · 10-29-2008, 06:21 PM

yes I can. I will be doing the blood work at least for now and see what comes out of that, then we will move on to the other things. I just don't know what to do right now. I spoke with a breeder and speaking with the vet, it just sounds very expensive and long process. They have both mentioned maybe returning her to Brenda. If Stormy has a seizure disorder then Brenda knew this because she would not just start having seizures at 1.5 years for no reason. Right now she is doing very good "fingers crossed". Shes acting much better then she did the first time we got home and its been about 2-3 hrs since she had her last episode. I am so worried and hurt right now. I don't want to give her back but I know I can't afford to spend hundreds of dollars on tests and medications on my own. I know that things can happen and I was well aware of that, I don't have a problem paying for normal things that come with owning a dog, and things that happen in an emergency. I just wasn't ready for this. First her leg and now this, her leg seems to be alot better, it may of been just a sprain from the looks of it but now this to worry about. I pray nothing else happens tonight I just go into a state of shock thank god for having my fiance here to help her or else I don't know what I would do.

Ellie May · 10-29-2008, 06:25 PM

Some diseases with seizures as a symptom can develop when the dog is older. This could very well be the first time it has happened...

carly101 · 10-29-2008, 06:27 PM

I have a heart condition and this happens to me often. It can be lack of oxgen to the brain. Where her heart beats but from some reason the blood doesnt pump right. She could have a bad heart valve. In human its know as MitroValve Prolapse. But its like she passes out. I would sugest lots of water. Add possible saltine crackers that you might have to chew up a bit for her. This is what i do. I know im human and shes a dog but it could be a similar problem. Cause can be stress, excitement, being scared, angry or even to much exercise. She may just need to stay calm for awhile till you figure things out.

10-29-2008, 01:56 PM	#1
yorkie_mama22 Currently Suspended! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 2,275	Help please im shaking right now my fiance just rushed stormy to the vet, she went limp and was not responding , it was almost like a seziure. she was limp, i was trying to do cpr and he just rushed her to the vet, her heart was still working and i believe she was breathing because she was making noise. i will be going threre shortly i had to stay with my daughter.

10-29-2008, 01:59 PM	#2
143julz Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,294	oh my I'm sorry, i hope things turn out okay for you and your baby! Keep us posted. I'll be sending wishes and luck your way __________________ Dudley Doo and Dexter too!!! RIP (12/93-10/08) MY LIL JULZ!!!

10-29-2008, 03:55 PM	#5
LuvMyYorkies Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 83	please let us know as soon as you hear something. We are all praying for you and your furbaby. __________________ Helen and her Yorkies

10-29-2008, 04:04 PM	#6
AshasMom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hendersonville, NC, USA Posts: 218	Oh No! Praying for you and your baby! __________________ Brenda, mom to Asha , Barney, and Lady, Ramsey, and Oreo

10-29-2008, 04:16 PM	#8
Ladymom Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 8,317	Please update us on little Stormy when you can. I pray she'll be okay. __________________ http://www.myladysdogbows.com/ http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref...6213341?ref=nf

10-29-2008, 02:06 PM	#3
yorkie_mama22 Currently Suspended! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 2,275	I just called the hospital, they have them WAITING in the room for the vet. I said to her WHAT DO YOU MEAN WAITING MY DOG WAS LIMP!!!!! she said the vet was finishing up and going to look at her, but I guess she said that she was doing a bit better once they arrived, that she came too. They are calling me back once the vet is in there. please pray for my baby, I can't loose her.

10-29-2008, 03:48 PM	#4
bren4bears Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 247	Any updates on Stormy yet?

10-29-2008, 04:09 PM	#7
LilDaysha Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bronx Posts: 321	Any updates on Stormy?

10-29-2008, 05:21 PM	#9
yorkie_mama22 Currently Suspended! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 2,275	she had another episode we rushed her in again. it seems to last about 3-4 mins. the vet checked for low blood sugar which was fine. he says it could be seizures or it could be some other things, we need to do a bunch of blood work and ekg , its est. at $420. he checked her though and said she seems fine, he told us to look for some things next time if it happens and to bring her in, he gave her a anti inflamatory shot and we are watching her. please keep her in your thoughts, I am a mess right now i can't even think straight, I am just so lost I don't even know what to do. I will update more I just can't even type right now, if anyone has any ideas what it may be please feel free to let me know. it seems that she starts to whine/bark and then kind of goes into a coma like seizure or so. she doesn't respond, seems limp but her heart is stil beating. my fiance did CPR both times and seemed to snap her out of it. Doc said he doesn't think its life threatening RIGHT now but we do need to figure out what is going on.

10-29-2008, 05:58 PM	#10
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	I have no idea what it is but I would do blood work as soon as possible. Do her gums stay pink when this happens? __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

10-29-2008, 06:00 PM	#11
yorkie_mama22 Currently Suspended! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 2,275	I will have to check next time. The doc said it may be a few different things, that it even may be a liver shunt. ellie had a problem with her liver right? he also said it could be a rare case of something where they just fall asleep? people have it also.

10-29-2008, 06:21 PM	#13
yorkie_mama22 Currently Suspended! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 2,275	yes I can. I will be doing the blood work at least for now and see what comes out of that, then we will move on to the other things. I just don't know what to do right now. I spoke with a breeder and speaking with the vet, it just sounds very expensive and long process. They have both mentioned maybe returning her to Brenda. If Stormy has a seizure disorder then Brenda knew this because she would not just start having seizures at 1.5 years for no reason. Right now she is doing very good "fingers crossed". Shes acting much better then she did the first time we got home and its been about 2-3 hrs since she had her last episode. I am so worried and hurt right now. I don't want to give her back but I know I can't afford to spend hundreds of dollars on tests and medications on my own. I know that things can happen and I was well aware of that, I don't have a problem paying for normal things that come with owning a dog, and things that happen in an emergency. I just wasn't ready for this. First her leg and now this, her leg seems to be alot better, it may of been just a sprain from the looks of it but now this to worry about. I pray nothing else happens tonight I just go into a state of shock thank god for having my fiance here to help her or else I don't know what I would do.

10-29-2008, 06:25 PM	#14
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	Some diseases with seizures as a symptom can develop when the dog is older. This could very well be the first time it has happened... __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

10-29-2008, 06:27 PM	#15
carly101 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Folsom,CA,USA Posts: 22	I have a heart condition and this happens to me often. It can be lack of oxgen to the brain. Where her heart beats but from some reason the blood doesnt pump right. She could have a bad heart valve. In human its know as MitroValve Prolapse. But its like she passes out. I would sugest lots of water. Add possible saltine crackers that you might have to chew up a bit for her. This is what i do. I know im human and shes a dog but it could be a similar problem. Cause can be stress, excitement, being scared, angry or even to much exercise. She may just need to stay calm for awhile till you figure things out. __________________ Carly & Gypsy Rose