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Originally Posted by littlehoneybee  Yes I was not too impressed with this vet either.
I completely understand that seizures would be a serious health issue, but the vet did tell me that what happened to my dog was NOT in fact a seizure in his opinion.
In regards to liver shunt, is a blood test required to find out if your dog has it, or will urine testing suffice? |
you stated when he woke up from a nap he was shaking all over and the vet said that is not a seizure ? Look up seizures on youtube.com and see if any of those are similar as i think the shaking in your lap was a seizure unless dreaming but that does not sound to be the case and seizures can happen when sleeping - sorry i disagree with vet
Next time it happens take a video on your digital camera if you have enough time - was your dog dazed after it happened?
They need to see if crystals are in the urine so a urinalysis can tell that you can take a free catch off back of wee wee pad for that
the bile acids are done after 12 hr fast they pull blood and you need to do a full panel and a pre bile with that sample to see what is going on glucose will be low if hypoglycemia which i do not believe this is what it is but that is a symptom of liver shunt. Then you need to bring food and feed him in your car etc as i do not leave mine at the vets unless absolutely necessary. or if you live close take him home feed him then 2hr on the dot you need to have blood pulled and that is your post as that is how long it takes to get to the liver to digest and it has to be done exact or the blood work is worthless so if you go home get to vet 20 min before that two hrs and make sure they are pulling it right on the dot - then you can truly rule out liver shunt if it is below 100 most likely not a shunt but mvd
where did you get your yorkie from a reputable breeder? ASk the breeder if any liver shunt is in the line and ask breeder if the parents were bile acid tested