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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Unfortunately, PSS is a pretty common Yorkie problem along with microvascular dysplasia (you can think of it as microscopic shunts throughout the liver). The bile acids test will give you more info. Depending on if they are elevated and by how much, diagnostic imaging would be next (ultrasound or scintography generally). U/S isn't always great at finding a shunt, but is still useful in liver disease diagnosis. A biopsy may or may not follow and the type of shunts Yorkies get can generally be surgically corrected. She couldn't have gotten into anything toxic, right?
If she won't eat the food, they can force feed her. |
There really is no occasion or option for her to get into anything toxic, she is in the house with me and my other dog, I take her out only on the leash and the garbage and cleaning supplies and such are all put away in safe places so I don't think it's possible that she got into something like that.
Thanks for the information, the Dr did tell me about the possibility of the US and biopsy but I am really hoping that this turns out to be nothing serious.
I am hoping they don't have to force feed her. Do you think I should bring in a little of her own food (they didn't say I should or not)?
Thanks,
Ann