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YorkiePerry · 11-15-2013, 12:30 AM

Hi Everyone
I am new here and came across this site while doing some research in a hurry. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with or thoughts on what's being going on with our 6 year old Yorkshire Terrier Perry.
About a year ago he has a small seizure, we rushed him to the vets and it passed quickly. It was in slug season so he was given some medicine just encase he had eaten one and it completely dissipated.
About 6 months later he had another which again cleared up by itself and the vet said she was not overly concerned as it didnt last long and he was not having them frequent enough to go onto medication.
A few weeks ago he went into a severe seizure and we rushed him to the vets where he spent several hours on a drip and having vallium. It took him over two hours to come out of the seizure. This concerned us and the vet terribly so she ordered a bile acid test and put him on some anti-seizure medication and low protein food. The next day he had another small seizure which was contained and lasted not 20 mins. The results of his test came back as high at 25 but were inconclusive from the lab as he had been sick after the food. We gave it a week, he had another seizure, and another bile test. This time results are 33.
His seizures are not standard for epilepsy as they are very different, sometimes long seizures with stiffness and shaking, other times he falls all over the place. He has also taken to urinating in the bathroom which is right next to the back door where he goes out and the vet is concerned neurological.
We are being sent now for a ultrasound scan to check for liver shunts........has anyone else had any experience with this and if so were there operations involved, was it a shunt?
Sorry to ramble, we are all very worried!!

11-15-2013, 12:30 AM	#1
YorkiePerry YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: UK Posts: 1	Seizures and Acid Bile Hi Everyone I am new here and came across this site while doing some research in a hurry. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with or thoughts on what's being going on with our 6 year old Yorkshire Terrier Perry. About a year ago he has a small seizure, we rushed him to the vets and it passed quickly. It was in slug season so he was given some medicine just encase he had eaten one and it completely dissipated. About 6 months later he had another which again cleared up by itself and the vet said she was not overly concerned as it didnt last long and he was not having them frequent enough to go onto medication. A few weeks ago he went into a severe seizure and we rushed him to the vets where he spent several hours on a drip and having vallium. It took him over two hours to come out of the seizure. This concerned us and the vet terribly so she ordered a bile acid test and put him on some anti-seizure medication and low protein food. The next day he had another small seizure which was contained and lasted not 20 mins. The results of his test came back as high at 25 but were inconclusive from the lab as he had been sick after the food. We gave it a week, he had another seizure, and another bile test. This time results are 33. His seizures are not standard for epilepsy as they are very different, sometimes long seizures with stiffness and shaking, other times he falls all over the place. He has also taken to urinating in the bathroom which is right next to the back door where he goes out and the vet is concerned neurological. We are being sent now for a ultrasound scan to check for liver shunts........has anyone else had any experience with this and if so were there operations involved, was it a shunt? Sorry to ramble, we are all very worried!!