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Originally Posted by twilson28  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 |
i am not a big fan of bordatella as it does not cover all strains and kennel cough can be treated with antibiotics so i would not do it personally
also vaccines and titers are good for 3 years so i personally would titer as i do with my dog and try to get a health waiver for rabies as rabies vaccine says in healthy dogs only and your dog is not healthy
I think it is a shunt too
I hope not multiple like this other yorkie owner i just helped
Personally if this were my dog i would go to dr tobias at university of tennessee as she is the BEST surgeon for this and she does a ton of these and it is MUCH CHEAPER than anyone else only $1200 for the shunt surgery and most charge 4-6k so it is worth the trip and she is THE BEST in my opinion. My friend flew from california to have her do her yorkies surgery and she was so thankful she did. If this were my dog i would call dr tobias have all records sent to her and get to her asap and have her do scintigraphy and surgery as the guy i just helped on here did it and he said they were awesome with his dog but unfortunately he had 4 shunts and he was 3 when discovered. What happens is if they have one at birth if not found which your vet should have found before neuter or spay if they did blood work- were the ALT high as i do not think all vets do blood work before spay and neuters which is not good in toy breeds. If caught early there is less chance of multiples but if caught later more likely multiples as what happens is the blood does not flow properly through the liver and the heart pushes it back thus causing more shunts and those cannot be operated on but there are many dogs that have lived long lives with multiple shunts on a diet of low protein, denamarin, juiced zucchini which cleanses the liver, and lactulose. So do not panic if it is multiple shunts as it is not a death sentence. The liver is a very forgiving organ and can repair damage to itself but obviously not repair shunts