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Old 02-28-2013, 07:26 PM   #1
Mybrcc
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: New Orleans, Lousiana
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Hi...i've been reading here and hoping that some of the great experienced yorkie experts can help me. I have a 7 month old Yorkie who i had neutered and teeth pulled on monday. Before i brought him in to be neutered, he appeared to be perfectly healthy and lively, and he appeared that way even after i brought him home. Two days later...he appears to be very different. I researched online as his behavior appeared to be liver shunt (head pressing, face burying, disorientation, possible pacing and also he has been vomiting and appeared to have a sudden weakness episode. I took him back to the vet with my concerns of liver shunt. His bile levels before eating where extremely low. His bile levels after eating was moderately high, a level of 51. The vet said it is highly unlikely to be liver shunt, but could very well be MVD. She said that she wanted him to eat a special can food...its fatty and he should put on weight (he was 2lbs on monday and 2.8 pounds today). She said not to change his diet to a low protein diet as she wanted to be able to diagnose if there was a problem after he fully recovered from his neutering. She perscribed antibiotics incase there was something bacterial happening. I guess my question is...does a post eating bile acid level of 51 seem to be Liver shunt or MVD? i know the normal level is 25. Any insite would help. Thanks.
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