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This week has been quite a journey for me and my beautiful Yorkie, Barclay. He has had seizures for a few months and because another Yorkie of mine some time back had seizures, I ASSUMED it was the same idiopathic epilepsy. My first Yorkie died at 16. I hold him quietly, never feeding during and it passes. I told my Vet and he agreed and was not alarmed because I was not alarmed. In addition, to make matters worse, because my fur baby is small, I give him Salmon and bits of chicken and steak- heavy protein to supplement his diet. Because my Yorkie is younger- I started doing research. Long story short- his seizure is most likely a symptom of a liver shunt. His Bile test is tomorrow AM- but the blood tests came back very poor. Giving him meat was killing him. Please don't make the same mistake I made. If your dog has seizures, tell the Vet you want a blood test and Bile Acid test. This can be fatal, so please don't wait because your next door neighbor's dog has had seizures it's whole life and puts your mind at ease. Liver Shunts are a huge problem, especially with Yorkies. And what ever you do, DON'T give your dog anything with protein if you suspect this. Give yogurt and no meat until you can get your pet to the Vet. Liver Shunt symptoms can be found on livershunt.com