[chinateddyleo]

Help my four year old little yorkie Teddy has been on predisone for almost two months June.08. The vet says that he has lymphangiectasia...protein losing entropathies. He has had two blood tests. First showed he was anemic, three weeks after a special vitamin syrup he is fine in that department. He has had a swollen belly. He is retaining fluid. The predisone hasn't helped the swollen belly. He has had two ultra sounds..last one was on Friday. The first one showed that his little body had fluid around it. The second ultra sound has showed that the instestional walls are more infected. Now the vet wants to a biospy on the instestional. Here is my problem...I don't know if I should put him through that. He acts fine but looks a little older. His skin has shown dandruff which he has never had. I have tried to read up on this disease but what I've read doesn't sound good. Oh he is also on LD diet from the vet. If any of you out there have any ideas or have gone through this please help. I am a wreck wondering if I should let this vet cut him open if he is going to die in time. The vet thinks he will be fine..with the biopsy but it is still cutting open. I just don't know why they can't try another medicine besides predisone. Okay thanks from my heart. Mikkee.