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Originally Posted by Pharrells_Mom  Thanks everyone. They did do a blood test before the surgery and he did great, I'm not sure what kind of anesthesia they used we are still trying to get answers but here is what we have so far. He did great the whole surgery and when she was closing him up he started to have shallow breathing and the took the tube out and started doing mouth to mouth. They gave him injections to try to jump start his heart and nothing worked, so we got the call.... We were so devastated that the vet is paying for the autopsy and is updating us every step of the way. They did the initial autopsy and said he had a liver shunt and enlarged kidney but, seeing as though he couldn't make it though this surgery having the surgery for the liver shunt would have had the same outcome. Also this is just the INITIAL autopsy they still haven't got the results back for all the samples they sent out. I wish I would have say the signs earlier but I thought it was just normally puppy stuff but he didn't eat much, he was always tired even after just 10 mins of walking and he drank water like a fish. We would go through a half gallon of water the last 2 weeks. |
Well obviously now you know that these signs are not Normal. For future reference the Bile Acids Test should be done at 16 wks old and 6 months old, well before surgery; this is a specific test that helps to show how well the liver is functioning.
Don't be so quick to assume based on what one vet (the one who is invested given your dog died under their knife) that your pup would not have survived LS surgery. Many dogs do.
I want to say how sorry and dreadful this must be for you.
But as a further thought do you really want to get another pup from this breeder? In terms of genetic conditions unfortunately your vet did NOT test for LS prior to surgery; the dog obviously according to him had an extrahepatic shunt, but why wouldn't he have tested for LS? He definitely should have known (and so should you) that LS is not an UNCOMMON problem in yorkies
I'm so sorry to be so blunt, how-ever LS is a very Well KNOWN common problem with Yorkies. Common being up to 30% or so of Yorkies can have liver problems!