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Originally Posted by gigismom  Well, it seems that she has allergies, so we are going to try a couple of things to alleviate those.
The thing we are worried about now is the weight loss. She used to weigh a couple of ounces over 4 pounds, and today she weighed 3.72 pounds. I told the doctor I was a concerned that she might have liver shunt. Since we had not fed her since last night, he went ahead and drew blood, and I fed her at 1, so now I take her back at 3 for more blood.
I just don't know what I will do if my baby girl has liver shunt. We have had several large emergency expenses come up, and we just don't have the money for LS surgery. My heart feels like it is just going to burst from the pain and worry. |
Her symptoms don't sound anything like a liver shunt to me. Both Hootie and Hobbs have been itching up a storm this spring and I know it's a combinations of fleas (even though I don't see any on them, I know they are there) and seasonal allergies. They are each 3lbs and give them 1/2 tablet of Benedryl in the morning and 1/2 tablet at night and it really helps them. Maybe in your case, the throwing up and the itching are totally un-related. Maybe you could try a bland diet (boiled chicken and rice) and some benedryl for a few days to see if that helps at all.