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Originally Posted by YorkieRose  If she were my Yorkie, I would not go hunting for a liver problem because of one stomach illness that she bounced back to normal from in one day...but that is me.
Do you know a cardiologist told me that Yorkies hearts are often mistaken for enlarged, because many vets do not know Yorkies have a slightly larger heart then other dogs for their size? I had a 3 pounder with an enlarged heart and liver, the specialist told me that was not uncommon for a small Yorkie..she was never sick from it...died at 14 yrs.
My Yorkie would have to have several serious, unexplained stomach upsets for me to biopsy her liver...Yorkies are famous for gastric problems out of the blue..they can eat something new or rich, get stressed, vaccines, new flea meds, so many reasons....of course, I believe in treating sick dogs, but often we make then sicker by going to far, too fast...
Didn't we have a member some years back go through the exact same problem...they even cut the poor Yorkie open to reveal a perfectly healthy, well formed liver, but slightly enlarged??? The member posted pic's of the incision..surgery for absolutely no reason...
How does her breath smell..often liver problems will give off a smell of nail polish remover. |
Ya, I agree...the vet found the liver problem........after doing the xray and blood work
Her breath smells fine to me - the usual doggie breath I am used to with her
