About 3 months ago our two year old Yorkie, Bentley, started getting sick with the same symptoms...diarrhea and vomiting. We did test after test and finally it was narrowed down to either Lymphangiectasia or some type of food intolerance. In order to know for sure we would have to spend another $2,000 on a biopsy surgery. Our vet is not that familiar with Lymphangiectasia but talked with a specialist who thinks this is most likely the cause. So about a month and a half ago, we started treating him for Lymphangiectasia.
We have had him on special Royal Canin food, meds, and B12 shots. He is doing a lot better than 3 months ago but still is having recurrences for a day every week or two. I am hoping the vomiting will occur less frequently over time. Anyways, I wanted to let you know that we buy the dry and wet Royal Canin food. Twice a day, I give him a half a cup of the dry food and a couple spoon fulls of the wet food and hide his pills in the wet food...both him and my Maltese go crazy over the wet food (it is stinky). If that doesn't work...hang in there. When we first started treatment for Lymphangiectasia it took about a week before he started acting like himself again. I feel your pain, it breaks my heart to see my normally carefree energetic little guy not feeling well. My only hope is that they say the disease is not curable but definitely treatable. |