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01-18-2008, 08:23 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: chicago
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| Illness Confusion?? Hi Everyone! I'm still a newbie at Yorkietalk but I was looking for some advice and thought this wonderful group may help. I have a 4 pound 2 and a half year old male yorkie. And am looking to getr some advice on what has been happening...(sorry it might be long) Ever since he was small (couple months old) he gets vomiting and diahhrea at least once a month and would go downhill with in a few hours leading to dehydration and sometimes fever. So we would always take him to the vet. And was given Metronidazole everytime. So then the vet diagnosed him with pancreatits,and things still happend at least once a month, we switched vets and they diagnosed him with food allergies, so I changed to Royal Canine for senstive stomaches, while this cut down our vet visits to every 2-3 months now he still gets his "episodes" and kept getting Metronidazole. We switched him to a raw food diet know which he LOVES! And actually eats and gained weight (was very thin) and has only had this episode once in 6 months but, After 2 years of this I need an answer, especially now I read about liver shunts, although the symptoms don't really match??? He only gets random vomiting and diahhrea and never after eating, he sleeps alot but he is home alone during work hours,so don't know. I recently switched vets again, and now they want to do all these tests because I am concerned about a shunt, but I think they are just doing it for the $$$$, which I'm not a weathly person I will do test that are needed, but if I feel more pressure that concern by the vet, so I don;t really want to do them. And when I asked what can be wrong same story,pancreatits,food allergies,shunts are all possible. Not a straight answer? My yorkie is also a very shy and timid and stresses out VERY easy and noticed sometimes after a "stress " episode this also happens. So I am confused about what is really going on with him. Wondering if anyone has a yorkie like this,experienced the same thing? Suspect a liver shunt? Is raw food a good idea if he has all these symptoms? Please let me know what you think or know. |
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01-18-2008, 08:34 AM | #2 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| I can't really answer this for you. You have to do what you're comfortable with. Vomiting and diarrhea can be symptoms of liver shunt they can also be symptoms of a zillion other things. If you thing he sleeps too much or is depressed, lethargic... then I would be vet concerned about LS. There is no way to know for sure until you test. What's the worst thing that can happen if the test comes back negative?...It will ease your mind. I guess it could be chronic pancreatitis. Did your vet do blood work? What tests does this vet want to do? Raw diet should not be given to liver compromised dogs.
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01-18-2008, 08:44 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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| It is possible that his 'episodes' are stress related. I know some of mine are terrified of thunderstorms. If he is alone all day then he might be have some anxiety problems. I would recommend just a standard blood panel to start with. That only cost about $80. If it comes back abnormal then I would think about further testing. |
01-18-2008, 10:44 AM | #4 | |
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I agree, but I'd add a bile acids test to test liver function as a basic CBC often doesn't show a liver shunt. A BAT is very inexpensive, about $40-75 depending on where you live. Since liver shunts are so common in Yorkies, I definitely think you need to at least rule that out. | |
01-18-2008, 02:02 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ozarks
Posts: 21
| Ulcers? Our Yorkie had bleeding ulcers as a pup, and now, five years later, still has a sensitive stomach. A "scant" 1/4 OTC Pepcid stops the vomiting. I've learned to read him and can now tell when he is starting to get an upset stomach. We didn't just jump in and try the Pepcid. The vet ran the blood workup and tests first. |
01-18-2008, 02:09 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: la mirada, ca
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| i would get a bile acid test to rule out liver shunt. normal bile acids are below 25 pre and post. that test will tell you how her liver is functioning, it's the best test to get info on a shunt/MVD or not. and they are the least expensive, like someone else said around $70. Good Luck!
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