I just wanted to bring some hope to any of you lovely Yorkie owners who's babies have become victims of this very common in yorkies disease.
In February, my seven year old yorkie Harry was diagnosed with a mild liver problem. He was given some supplements and told that eventually he could come off them.
Six weeks later, he started to vomit again, but also began circling, swaying, and was very lethargic. We took him to the vets again, and were told, by a very young, uncaring vet that 'you can try him on some medication, but I don't have much hope' when asked if he could survive, she shrugged and pulled a face, and said you will probably have to have him put down. This was one of the worst days of my life. That was april 8th. We started him on lactulose (a liquid laxative), antibiotics, a liver supplement and the Hepatic diet by the Royal Canine brand. We noticed small changes in him within 24 hours.
Fast forward two months and he is back to his old self. He is off the antibiotics and all symptoms disappeared within his first week of treatment. He will have to stay on the lactulose and supplements for life, along with the special food, but the vet said this is fine, and having had his third check up today, the vet has no plans to see him again unless things change. She was very happy with his progress and has no concerns.
The first vet wrote my baby off, this one didn't. We did all we could and luckily, it would seem we maybe caught it in time.
All the googling in the world (let's be honest, we all do it) told me that this would be a death sentence for him.
I wanted to post Harry's story to warn people of this terrible disease, which with yorkies I have been told is often hereditary, and to maybe bring comfort for owners who have recently had their pets fall ill to this disease.
