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BogartsMom · 03-05-2008, 07:59 AM

I can't express to you how much all your kind words and wishes to my family. I sat Bogart on my lap last night and read him all the posts. It is just so strange because most of the time he appears to be perfectly healthy. If he didn't weigh about 4 pounds I might not worry as much, but I just know how quickly these little ones can take a turn for the worse.

At this point we are just trying to wait out this spell and see what happens. Exploratory surgery will, hopefully, be our last option. He threw up twice yesterday - around 7am immediately after he woke up (some bile and a little food) and then he regurgitated a small amount of his food at 10am yesterday morning as well.

We are switching him to a little less food and trying to slow down how quickly he eats (although this is unlikely the cause because he often gets sick several hours after eating). He is still eating I/D and we removed the applesauce and cheerios so that we can remove as many unknown variables as possible. The vet specialist called us last night (he is so perplexed by this) and suggested that we remove all poultry from his diet and see how it handles it. Anyone else have a yorkie allergic to poultry? We are going to check with our vet today and see how she feels about switching him to Canidae, Lamb and Rice. The problem is that the I/D contains poultry and I am not sure that we can take him off that yet. He has been on I/D since he got sick a couple weeks ago and we have no idea if he can hold anything else down at all! We are going to just try playing with his diet some and seeing what works - maybe looking into home cooking and a raw diet ... so 'Abbie's Mom' I may be in touch if that's ok.

On a side note, we would potentially rest on the hopes that this is just a bug or that he has a sensitive stomach, but this is the second time he has had a spell like (they call is "chronic vomiting") in his short 17 months. About 10 months ago he was really sick throwing up and super lethargic, they were convinced he had an obstruction of some sort so they did surgery - and found nothing. Although it was just horrible to put him through that, we were lucky that he was much better post-surgery ... for some reason? So the vets are concerned because this appears to be some kind of a chronic condition that may come and go over time?

Wylie's Mom - no, they have not suggested an MRI. Are you thinking about something specific?

MyAngel - we must be on the same wave-length because I was convinced it was mesoesophagus. But they did the barium test and literally watched the food and barium move down his esophagus without any problems, so they ruled that out? But I am still not convinced it couldn't be something related to that condition ....

EllieMay - no, a bile acid test has been done. I asked my vet about it and she said that his symptoms are not consistent with a liver problem (other than the vomiting, which is a sign of just about everything) and that on other signs point to liver problems. Maybe I should demand one?

Thank you again for all your prayers and good wishes. We are just hoping and praying that we can find the answer. I promise to keep your updated! But please, if you have any ideas, suggestions, thoughts, etc. - please let me know. We are so desperate and willing to do or try just about anything at this point.

03-05-2008, 07:59 AM	#20
BogartsMom Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 24	Update: Wed, March 5 I can't express to you how much all your kind words and wishes to my family. I sat Bogart on my lap last night and read him all the posts. It is just so strange because most of the time he appears to be perfectly healthy. If he didn't weigh about 4 pounds I might not worry as much, but I just know how quickly these little ones can take a turn for the worse. At this point we are just trying to wait out this spell and see what happens. Exploratory surgery will, hopefully, be our last option. He threw up twice yesterday - around 7am immediately after he woke up (some bile and a little food) and then he regurgitated a small amount of his food at 10am yesterday morning as well. We are switching him to a little less food and trying to slow down how quickly he eats (although this is unlikely the cause because he often gets sick several hours after eating). He is still eating I/D and we removed the applesauce and cheerios so that we can remove as many unknown variables as possible. The vet specialist called us last night (he is so perplexed by this) and suggested that we remove all poultry from his diet and see how it handles it. Anyone else have a yorkie allergic to poultry? We are going to check with our vet today and see how she feels about switching him to Canidae, Lamb and Rice. The problem is that the I/D contains poultry and I am not sure that we can take him off that yet. He has been on I/D since he got sick a couple weeks ago and we have no idea if he can hold anything else down at all! We are going to just try playing with his diet some and seeing what works - maybe looking into home cooking and a raw diet ... so 'Abbie's Mom' I may be in touch if that's ok. On a side note, we would potentially rest on the hopes that this is just a bug or that he has a sensitive stomach, but this is the second time he has had a spell like (they call is "chronic vomiting") in his short 17 months. About 10 months ago he was really sick throwing up and super lethargic, they were convinced he had an obstruction of some sort so they did surgery - and found nothing. Although it was just horrible to put him through that, we were lucky that he was much better post-surgery ... for some reason? So the vets are concerned because this appears to be some kind of a chronic condition that may come and go over time? Wylie's Mom - no, they have not suggested an MRI. Are you thinking about something specific? MyAngel - we must be on the same wave-length because I was convinced it was mesoesophagus. But they did the barium test and literally watched the food and barium move down his esophagus without any problems, so they ruled that out? But I am still not convinced it couldn't be something related to that condition .... EllieMay - no, a bile acid test has been done. I asked my vet about it and she said that his symptoms are not consistent with a liver problem (other than the vomiting, which is a sign of just about everything) and that on other signs point to liver problems. Maybe I should demand one? Thank you again for all your prayers and good wishes. We are just hoping and praying that we can find the answer. I promise to keep your updated! But please, if you have any ideas, suggestions, thoughts, etc. - please let me know. We are so desperate and willing to do or try just about anything at this point.