 Need advice please - very sick yorkie
My yorkie, Kirby, has had health problems since the day I got him at age 2. He's a rescue. He's currently 5 and he's very sick right now.
He had been having periodic seizures about every 6 months, and his quality of life was just fine. Then he had two a couple weeks ago and he's been going downhill since. They put him on phenobarb. He's now developed pancreatitis and he had two more seizures. While they were testing him for that, I asked them to do a bile acid test. It came back high and they referred me over to a specialist this morning. A specialist that I can't really afford, but I'm taking him anyways. They told me to start with the neurologist and go from there. He has an appointment next Tuesday.
If we're looking at a potential liver shunt situation here - what are my options? Would surgery be effective? What kind of tests should they do on him? And, what things can I do between now and Tuesday to help my little guy? I just need some advice so I go in there able to make an informed decision. |