Originally Posted by angeliquedaniel  My 1 1/2 y.o. Yorkie, Fancy, has been very ill for over 2 weeks now... it began literally overnight with what they said was a seizure - fever, bowel/bladder evacuation, rigid body, loss of use of one back leg - and she was treated initially with Prednisone and Doxycycline for SteroidResponsive meningitis, but when she didn't respond, in fact some of her symptoms got worse and she has developed some new ones (grunting, wheezing and rasping when she breaths, something going on with her ears, her coordination is poor and she can barely walk) our vet suspected GME, though the onset and symptoms, and her age, aren't typical of this illness. Her spinal tap revealed slightly elevated white blood cells but was otherwise normal, as has been the rest of her blood work and xrays. We took her for a 2nd opinion and the new vet is testing her for liver shunts today because it's the only thing we haven't looked for, but if those tests come back negative, I suppose we have no choice but to begin preparing for the worst. Can anyone offer any theories, or similar stories with happy endings??? Her appetite is fine, she's never had a single instance of diarrhea, she vomited once the day before her 'seizure' and though she is a bit disoriented, she otherwise seems very aware, and scared, of what's happening and my heart is absolutely breaking for her... I can't bear the thought of losing her, especially if there's some resource I didn't exhaust. Please help us!!! |