[4doggiemama]

My little Eva needs as many prayers as you can send up to heaven. When Eva was 10 months old and given to me I had blood work done which indicated possible liver issues. After being on liver disease kibble for a month we redid the test and it came out normal. She turned 1 yr. old June 6 and had not been spayed nor had she come in heat. My vet decided to do a bile acid test before spay to double check. It came back moderately high. He sent us to K-State on Monday for an ultra-sound. They found a shunt that went under her diaphragm. K-State vets feel that for this reason she was asymptomatic because when she breathed it would shut off the blood supply. Surgery is this morning. I am starting to panic if I think too hard. Keep telling myself that Eva was first God's creature and if He decides to take her home then I will have to come to grips with that. There are positives such as the internist that I saw has devised a system that so far has eliminated seizures. The surgeon trained for 2 yrs. at the U of Tenn. As we all know that is the best place for liver shunt surgeries. Eva is healthy which is always a plus when going into surgery. Eva has been at K-State since Monday and we all miss her very much. My Biewer Yorkie, Eli, took her under his wings from the moment she walked in our home. He protects her from the cat and from what he perceives as hostile looks from any of my other dogs. Eva barks and Eli is instantly there to check it out. He is so lost. If all goes well she will be home on Sunday. Thank you. ~Joanne~