 lymphangiectasia
Help! My 6 year old Yorkie Spencer has just been diagnosed with disease. It's a lymph based genetic disease which yorkies are prone to apparently. They can't absorb protein. He's had spells of vomiting and diarrhea last week and just when I though he was getting better, I noticed yesterday he had a huge belly full of fluid and weighed a full pound heavier because of it. The doctors finally diagnosed it after taking a second look at his bloodwork and noticing his albumin levels were low. He's been prescribed steroids and a special dog food which is essential to his being well. This is not a curable disease but a treatable one if the dog responds to treatment apparently. I'm worried he is not eating his food. He is very picky and used to having royal canin food for yorkies and some cesar food with it. I've tried boiling chicken and mixing it with this new food but to no success. Any experience anyone has with this would be so helpful. I'm devastated by the diagnosis and have been crying since yesterday. Thank you. |