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Odie · 08-12-2007, 02:36 PM

Yorkieluv,

Thanks for the message. When we took Odie in for treatmet for his seizures, we were adament with the doctors to run any tests they needed to, just to make sure there wasn't any underlying issues. Based on the research we had done, a liver shunt was a major concern that we had - and one that we really wanted the doctors to rule out.

Because they couldn't starve him for 12 hours to do the bile acidic test, they did a bunch of blood work and performed an ultrasound of his liver. Blood was flowing normally from the liver and the doctor said that further tests were not worth the expense. They said they were "95% sure it wasn't a liver shunt". Hopefully they are right.

They also did neurological tests, including a test that determines if there is water on the brain. All came back negative. The reason was determined to be hypoglysemia, caused by coiccidia and anorexia.

08-12-2007, 02:36 PM	#17
Odie YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Woodlands, Tx. Posts: 8	Yorkieluv, Thanks for the message. When we took Odie in for treatmet for his seizures, we were adament with the doctors to run any tests they needed to, just to make sure there wasn't any underlying issues. Based on the research we had done, a liver shunt was a major concern that we had - and one that we really wanted the doctors to rule out. Because they couldn't starve him for 12 hours to do the bile acidic test, they did a bunch of blood work and performed an ultrasound of his liver. Blood was flowing normally from the liver and the doctor said that further tests were not worth the expense. They said they were "95% sure it wasn't a liver shunt". Hopefully they are right. They also did neurological tests, including a test that determines if there is water on the brain. All came back negative. The reason was determined to be hypoglysemia, caused by coiccidia and anorexia.