My Ziggy had LS diagnosed when he was just under a year old, about 6 years ago. Same symptoms you described. We went to three vets trying not to believe it was true. But it was. We could not get him over 2 pounds for months even with special food and frequent feeding. That was the first symptom and it only got worse. When we finally accepted the diagnosis, our regular vet told us about a special vet place in a northern suburb of Chicago so we took him there. At first my hubby was skeptical about paying $3,000 for this. I convinced him when I reminded him if the car needed $3,000 of repairs we would pay for it. We put it on a credit card. Long story short, Ziggy is now a happy, active, fun, playful boy. He is about 7 pounds. He has the sweetest looking Yorkie face I have ever seen. (I'll get pictures up one of these days.) I would go for the surgery if it were my dog (well, I did). Our breeder was very sympathetic and offered to give us another dog but that would have meant Ziggy would have been euthanized and we were already in love with him. So, get a credit card, get whatever help you can, and have the surgery. They can do wonderful things nowadays. I hope and pray things go smoothly for your liver shunt baby. It is soooo hard! I'm so sad for what you're going through. It's hard to believe but we were there too and it ain't fun. Keep us informed. Good luck. |