[bnbiggs]

Hi everyone,
I have been on this computer for three days now just researching and I am continuously finding great info. However, I do not want to miss anything so I was hoping some of you could put in your input. My 6 month old baby girl Dior is having some problems. About 3 weeks ago I noticed that she was walking really funny like her back legs were stiff or kinda kicking out to the side. I first off thought it was her knees (LP). I took her to the doctor three days ago and they said that her knees were not the problem. She continuously falls down and is very clumsy almost like she is drunk. She is also sleeping more hours of the day than she is playing (which I feel is unusual for a 6 month old puppy)?? The doctors think that it is a neurological problem. They did a bile acid test (1 test after not eating for 12 hours and another after eating 2 hours later) and I am supposed to hear about that tomorrow. If it is the liver shunt I have done massive amounts of research on it and feel that the University of Tennessee is the best place to go? But would like to get feed back on that. However, her urine sample did not show any crystals or spikes like normal signs of a liver problem would have. Also, I don't feel like her "drunken" act is what they are making it out to be. She seems "right" in the head to me and they said that she would act spacey and hit her head on walls and stuff (which she doesn't). If this test is negative they are then going to check her spine with an x-ray. I have found a condition called "Atlanto Axial Subluxation" but this does not seem exactly right because she does not yelp out in pain or has not had any real trauma to the head. If anyone has been through any of this or this sounds like some of the same symptoms please let me know. I would rather know too much to check for then not enough!

Thank you,