Liver shunt can be checked by doing a fasting bile acid test...It's only around $40 and the test is worth it, just for peace of mind. Plus, if she does have liver shunt, you want to know as soon as possible. I encourage everyone to have their yorkies bile acid tested either before they purchase their pet or after they get him/her. You can tell if they have liver shunt from the time that they are young pups...They can tell by doing the bile acid test. When we took Miko to the emergency vets office when he was a pup, we told them we suspected liver shunt, and they said "no way, he's too young". Obviously, they weren't educated on this because it is a congenital disease/defect...I pray that your baby does NOT have this.
My yorkie does have a liver shunt, but unfortunately, his is not repairable...Many ARE though.
If your baby has coccidia, it will most likely not go away on its own...If she has it, she needs to be put on Albon...We almost lost our baby because of coccidia and all the other things that were going on in his body.
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