She showed no signs at birth. At around 1 year she started having stomach problems, spent several hundred trying to find out what was causing it . Then as quick as it came on , it was gone. Then at 5 it started all over again only this time she almost died.They did blood test after blood test, scoped her tummy and sent cultures to the lab and NOTHING. Then they took x-rays and again nothing, then as quick as it happened it was gone again. Then when she was 9 it started all over, this time we were sent to WSU. They did an MRI and a spinal tap and there it was, she had a deformity at the base of her skull putting pressure on her spinal cord. Spinal fluid was going in faster then it was exiting out. They put her on pred. and nexium it slows the spinal fluid so it has more time to exit the brain and cause less pressure. Then when she was 11 she had her 1st seizure 5 hours she had a 2nd and that one killed her. Aside from the few things this illness caused , she had a very normal life. These symptoms are not always present, I believe seizures are most common. My Sassy only had 2 in her life and that was at the end. This is a condition that is most common in the King Charles. But unfortunately we are seeing more and more of it in Yorkies, due to bad and careless breeding. And as usual it's the dog who suffers the most. Because you can bet it's not the people selling them. This condition is very similar to Chiari Syndrome in people. |