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12-17-2008, 01:23 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Woodstock, GA
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| Not pancreatitis, not a shunt, what is it??? Okay, I'm posting in the hopes maybe someone has been through a similar situation or has any insight. I posted last week about my Millie (about 10 mos, and 3.5 pounds). She woke me up in the middle of the night last week...pacing the bed, soft feces, drinking bowlfuls of water, constant shaking, not standing, walking around, just sitting slightly hunched, whimpering. All of these are not common for her. I took her to the vet and they did some blookwork and her pancreatic enzymes were up around 5000 and her abdomen was tender over the pancreas. The vet assumed it was pancreatitis, so the past week she has been getting only 5 small mini meals of low fat Royal Canin kibble and cimetidine twice daily. She was doing great and was going to be getting her enzyme levels checked today. Well, two nights ago, she woke me up again, same symptoms and still no vomiting or diarrhea. I took her to the ER vet and they did lots of bloodwork and xrays. The ER did a more specific pancreatic test and ruled out pancreatitis. She had slightly higher pancreatic levels, but the vet said it could be due to something else. All other was fine, except one high liver level and undiluted urine with a little bacteria. The xrays showed everything pretty much normal except her intestines were very full. Well she went to the regular vet right after and they did a bile acid test because they were thinking liver shunt. Well, they called today and said that all came back normal, so they are thinking no shunt because of that and no other severe symptoms. They told me to continue the diet and medicine and they are going to culture the urine. I really am at a loss and assuming they are too. Does anyone have any idea what this may be and where I should go from here. She's been pretty healthy (little allergies here and there and a somewhat sensitive GI tract) but these two times have really scared me. Any help or insight would be great! Thanks, Jessica
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12-17-2008, 01:37 PM | #2 |
Luv my Angel, too! Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA
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| What pancrease specific test was run? With my Sissy, we ran the CPL and TLI along with Cobalamin and Folate. What we came to find out is that Sissy is in very early stage Protein Losing Enteropathy, which is a very severe intestinal disease. Usually it is not diagnosed until very late stages where nothing can be done. Her TLI and Folate were high, Cobalamin low, along with a high Lipase level and immune systems markers off. I have had two consultations with Nutritionist Susan Davis out of CA. Sissy is on several supplements along with a specific diet and then will be retested after three months. Both the nutritionist and our vet expect her levels to normalize.
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12-17-2008, 01:40 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Woodstock, GA
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| They did the CPL at the ER vet, I believe. May I ask what immune markers were off, because I remember her saying that there were some slight things off with her platelets and red blood cells, but she didnt seem too worried. I really need to get a full copy of all the results. Was Sissy having similar symtoms? Thanks so much!
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12-17-2008, 04:17 PM | #4 | |
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I definitely recommend getting a copy of her results. Sometimes, the vets looks at moderate highs and lows and dismiss them, but they can be really important in some cases for diagnosing other things. With the low Cobalimin, she is now getting weekly B12 shots until we retest and see how she is doing. She is on a probiotic, vitamineral green, bioliv, lypase and coconut oil. She also gets colostrum before bed. Susan Davis, the nutirtionist we consulted (out of the Arroyo Animal Hospital) with is fantastic. I would highly recommend her. You can usually get a phone consultation scheduled rather quickly. If she thinks it might be something really serious, she will insist on including Dr. Gordon as well (which increases the cost a bit). They are both fabulous and well worth it!!!!
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