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11-17-2008, 05:42 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Monmouth
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| My Yorkie just diagnosed with Chronic Active Hepatitis My 10 1/2 year old Yorkie girl named Toto had been exhibiting some problems with her stool and vomited twice within a week (bile). I recently had her wellness test and there was a concern with her kidney and liver a little bit elevated - they proceeded to perform a urinary analysis and it came back normal. She underwent her scheduled teeth cleaning and a month later exhibited the above symptoms and she had begun to loose her appetite losing 3 lbs. An ultrasound was performed which indicated an enlarged liver but no masses and we had two options to begin treating for CAH or perform a liver biopsy. A liver biopsy was performed (she is now on antibiotics along with a peptic type medicine)....she is eating well again and her stool is much better. The biopsy did not indicate cancer - and the Vet believes she has a good chance for a few more years. She has now been placed on prednisone (hopefully for just a few weeks) and actigall (a bile acid that increases bile flow in the liver (wean off also in a few weeks)- denosyl a liver supplement and Vitamin E 100 to 400 IU. In three weeks she will undergo another bloodwork to see if she has stablilized. He wants her to continue just on the chicken and rice because she is being introduced to so many new medicines and doesn't want to tax her body. I know liver disease is a weakness in Yorkie and I wanted to know if anyone's Yorkie has continued for many years after being diagnosed. I hope her life will not be riddled with pain. It doesn't seem so - even after this invasive surgery she shows such energy and galloping the Yorkie way (attempting to curtail that yet though) but my Yorkie Terror seems to be back! |
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11-17-2008, 06:14 PM | #2 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| I just wanted to say WELCOME and tho I am no help in this area i'm sure someone who has been there will come along and post |
11-17-2008, 06:38 PM | #3 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Indiana
Posts: 304
| welcome to yt! i know what this is but not in the least bit familiar with it. good luck!
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11-17-2008, 08:21 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | Welcome. My pom was diagnosed over 2 years ago with Cushing;s disease and the medicine that she was on for that caused her to go into Liver failure, doagnosed thru a liver biopsy, where stopped breathing on the table, and fortunately she was at the big ER hospital under a specialists care and the critical care vet was there and they got her back. That was over a year ago and she was on 2 medicines for the liver failure for about 6 months and when she was recently tested her bloodwork looked good for her liver values. So hopefully your baby will be with you for many more years.
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11-18-2008, 07:16 AM | #5 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Monmouth
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| Thank you! Dear All, Thank you all for your kind thoughts and I am glad to hear that a little Yorkie has been able to survive long term with liver disease. God Bless you and your little ones! |
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