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Originally Posted by avemike  Hi Dee
I'm so sorry to hear your news and so hope and pray Buddy will recover very quickly once he has had surgery.
To answer your question, no Hollee hasn't had any blood tests yet. My vet said she was just to small to find a vein and we had time to watch her rather. She was 8wks when we were talking and even at 9wks he said the same. I must admit I'm not sure where I am with her as she seems to be so much better and more stable now. But just when I think this she has a very quite day. But on the whole she seems to be very much better. There are a few things that are of concern which are..her eating pattern, which has improved. Sugar lows which don't happen very much anymore. She is not putting on weight steadily. She put on a 100gms in her second week with me and since then, which is another week, nothing. Even though she is eating well now. And her fontanel hasn't closed. My vet said in very small breed dogs they often do take longer to close but when you put it together with other symptoms then it is a reason for concern.
Its awful having these issues hanging over my head..not really knowing. She will be due for more shots soon so I will see if she has put on any weight and what he thinks now.
Good luck with Buddy and he is in my prayers..  |
I did notice you are not in Canada or the USA, so I am not familiar with the veterinary expertise in your country.
Failure to "thrive" and one charateristic is to gain weight is unfortunately a symptom of liver shunt. Here we have specialists world renowned in liver shunt surgery. Please do NOT proceed with immunizations in a liver compromised dog! A BATS test needs to be done. Here we recommend 16 wks and then 6mths.
And unless your dog is very very tiney, my vet can take blood sample from a 15wk old3 lb dog.