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Old 04-07-2007, 08:29 PM   #12
wemple2
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Originally Posted by Yorkieluv View Post
Yorkies with liver shunts/mvd do not necessarily show ANY symptoms...So don't think that she can't have a liver shunt simply because she doesn't exhibit that particular behavior. We wanted to have Miko bile acid tested because we had read so much about yorkies having liver shunts, so we made an appt. The weekend before the appt. Miko had a seizure out of the blue had to be taken in to the ER vet and that's how we found out he had a liver shunt...Not because he was exhibiting certain behaviors prior to this.
Praying for your baby!!!
May I ask what kind of "particular" behavior are you referring to, is it seizures? Maybe I should get Winston checked for liver shunt. After his first seizure they did a blood test for liver function and it was ok...what do you think?
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