Thank you so much! I really appreciate your response. I'm going to talk to my Vet about it too, I just wanted to see what other people have done/experienced. Chewy had all his puppy vaccines, I was very on top of that, and he's two now and this is the first time he's due for Bordatella since his puppy vaccines.
They only did ultrasound and bile acid and the results on the bile acid were so clear (super super high, like 245 before and 332 afterwards) that they're convinced this is the issue and they want to move as quickly as possible.
When we go to the place in NYC, we were going to plan to get the radiograph test or scintagraphy (don't think that's spelled right) done. Right now, I'm just praying it portosystemic, from birth, and that it's only one because I'm fearful of the outcome if there are multiple....
Really, only symptoms are general depression and laziness, sleeping all the time, orange urine, he vomits at least once a month, and he drools like crazy when he goes outside (weird i know, but I just learned this is also a sign). I feel so horrible I didn't pick up on this sooner...thank goodness he pees on wee wee pads otherwise Inever would have noticed the orange urine...
I'll definately plan on getting the bile acid test on my little Yorkie man at 12 weeks to be sure he doesn't have the same problem. But I have notice no sign of health issues in him at all, he seems to be a super hungry, healthy, fiesty little man...
Thanks again!
Chewy and
Sparky's Mom