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After reading and conversing with dozens of yorkie owners on this site, I took my 2 pound sick yorkie to vet and as per your recommendations, demanded they give him a bile acid test. It came back through the ceiling so they sent me to specialist. Our appointment was on Monday. The surgeon "convinced" us that Hootie had to have this surgery (liver shunt) in order to live as he was already exhibiting signs of liver damage. So they KEPT him Monday and his surgery was Tuesday morning. Tuesday afternoon I got the call that Hootie came through surgery just fine and if he continued to do well, he could come home Thursday instead of Friday (yesterday). THEN on Wednesday morning, Dr Murphy called and told me that "Hootie had had a bad morning". OK, so I thought they were gonna have to keep him for another day or so. Then he proceeds to tell me that at 6:30 AM, Hootie began to lose his body heat and then began having trouble breathing. Then he stopped breathing. A Dr Green and nursing staff worked on him, got him breathing again and stablized but critical. Then about 40 minutes later, same thing, he quit breathing and they worked on him then his heart stopped. They said he died instantly after that. I have not eaten since then, only taking meds to keep me knocked out as I cannot deal with the pain. I got laid off work the first of the year and as such Hootie was with me every MINUTE of EVERY day. If I went to the store, he went to the store, if I went to the mall, he did too and rode in his little red stroller. Now my life has ended and I have no clue what to do... I feel so lost.... PLEASE PRAY FOR ME......