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Originally Posted by felicity1008  How old was she when she was tested for LS and how was it diagnosed? The vomiting has stopped and the diareah has consistency now. which is a little better. He has Coccidia. and hoping that is the only problem. Vet said if liver comes back high then it is a good chance that he has LS. I am just hoping he can hold his glucose levels when i bring him home and syringe feed him. |
I brought Lola home and she seemed to do fine for a very long time - other than me having to hand feed her ALL of the time. I waited far too long to have her tested for Liver Shunt. My vet kept telling me she was fine - that she was gaining weight and that she was not "sick". It was always in the back of my mind, so when I was going to have her spayed at 13 months I insisted that they BAT (bile acid test) her. Her numbers (very high) indicated she had a shunt, so we went to Dr. Tobias in TN and had it corrected. Lola never had any neurological signs of a shunt other than a poor appetite, very picky eater and she was very slowly having less energy. I even thought the energy part may be because she was getting older and growing out of her "puppy stage". Now that her shunt has been repaired (3/09), I see how energetic she is once again. Please don't hesitate to ask any more questions - that's how we all learn...and it is a learning process!!!! Good Luck.