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sallen15 · 08-01-2007, 03:40 AM

Hi everyone, I'm sure some of you remembered me posting about my sister's three year-old male Yorkie Bogey and his seizures. Well on his first acid bile test the results were 15.4 on a normal scale of 15. Well initially one would think it wasn't his liver but my sister took him to the specialist anyway. They performed an ultrasound and another acid bile test.

On his second Acid bile test his results came back at 49.9 on a scale of 15. In addition, the vet said that it sounded like he had a lot of "sludge" in his liver. He goes in next Monday for a surgery consultation, and if necessary they will go in a perform a liver biopsy on Tuesday. Otherwise he will be put on medicine if they don't think the biopsy is necessary.

Has anyone ever had to go through this with their yorkie? is a liver biopsy the first step to having to get liver shunt surgery?

08-01-2007, 03:40 AM	#1
sallen15 YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Chester, OH Posts: 410	Update: Bogey's Liver Hi everyone, I'm sure some of you remembered me posting about my sister's three year-old male Yorkie Bogey and his seizures. Well on his first acid bile test the results were 15.4 on a normal scale of 15. Well initially one would think it wasn't his liver but my sister took him to the specialist anyway. They performed an ultrasound and another acid bile test. On his second Acid bile test his results came back at 49.9 on a scale of 15. In addition, the vet said that it sounded like he had a lot of "sludge" in his liver. He goes in next Monday for a surgery consultation, and if necessary they will go in a perform a liver biopsy on Tuesday. Otherwise he will be put on medicine if they don't think the biopsy is necessary. Has anyone ever had to go through this with their yorkie? is a liver biopsy the first step to having to get liver shunt surgery? __________________ I MY LITTLE LUCY GOOSE! Dogster Profile: dogster.com/dogs/599542