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lillymae · 01-01-2012, 10:00 AM

I would find a vet who is familiar with the conditions of yorkies as the symptoms you have described can be any number of things. Some are AAI, Chiari & Liver shunt. Also 1 thing that concerns me is the ear scratching is a symptom of Chiari. Did your vet check your pups ears for infection or foreign object such as mites or plant material ? if yes & nothing was found then I would lean more towards AAI or Chiari.

01-01-2012, 10:00 AM	#29
lillymae YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,544	I would find a vet who is familiar with the conditions of yorkies as the symptoms you have described can be any number of things. Some are AAI, Chiari & Liver shunt. Also 1 thing that concerns me is the ear scratching is a symptom of Chiari. Did your vet check your pups ears for infection or foreign object such as mites or plant material ? if yes & nothing was found then I would lean more towards AAI or Chiari.