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Originally Posted by Yorkieluv  I agree...It's so hard to find a good vet, specialist, surgeon, etc. for these babies, as even the very educated ones do not know enough about liver problems to help our more severe liver compromised babies...
How old is she? What kind of symptoms did she have?
My yorkie is now 4 and his condition is inoperable, but it is managed through proper diet, lactulose, and supplements.
If your baby has an extrahepatic shunt that needs to be repaired, I pray that you find a wonderful surgeon. |
She's almost six months old now, and she's had every symptom imaginable. When it first started, she was almost comatose by the time we got her to the ER at two in the morning. Fortunately, they got her on IVs and meds quickly enough that she never had seizures. She acts like a totally normal dog now, but you can't be misled into thinking everything is going to be okay because of that. I know only about a third of dogs can be medically managed if they have a congenital shunt that's diagnosed as a puppy, and even those tend to have shortened life spans.
The breeder offered to take her back and refund our money. We had already gotten attached and decided to just deal with it, and she surprised us with a nice letter and a $500 check last week to help pay for the medications. That was a huge shock, but I sent a letter back to her telling her how grateful we were, and that the meds aren't that expensive, but that the money will really help toward the surgery. (The surgery is anywhere from $3,000 to $5,000 here.)
I love her so much. She looks like a little bear, though she still weighs only two pounds. I still have flashbacks about the night that she couldn't even stand and her eyes were so glazed over. The DH was freaking out and I was calm, but I'm one of those people who's calm during the crisis and freaks out after it's all over, which I did. I need to get him to take some pictures of her so I can post them.