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Poor little Tibbe. He was diagnosed with probable MVD this late Spring (high BAT, but no liver shunt per his nuclear scintigraphy/abdominal sonogram) at age 5 3/4 years. He did well as far as nausea/lethargy for a while on his half hepatic, half Hill's I/D GI diet except it immediately caused itching, then this summer, little bumps on his back, rump and now he's shedding a lot, which he's never done before. This fall, he's nauseated every two - three weeks, clingy and it takes a Cerenia 8 mg. to get him past the nausea and spitting up yellow watery bile. The vet only suggested a medicated shampoo and spray with Benadryl in it, continuing the Cerenia for the bouts of nausea but I feel it's time to see a specialist. Except for when he's having the bouts of nausea, he's a good eater.

Does anyone in the Dallas area have a Yorkie with MVD who has an Internist or Dermatologist who has managed their dog with probable MVD and allergies, likely from the hepatic diet? The first meal of his Hill's I/D Hepatic canned food mixed with his Hill's I/D GI caused him to begin to scratch and he's been scratching since. Late summer he began to break out in bumps and shed which continues. He's not a big scratcher but at times does rub his head against the furniture or wall when he's itching. He's always done that since I got him - rubbing his head sporadically on things.

In September/October/November, he has had nausea, non-eating of his breakfast and just lying about about every two weeks or so and was fine within a couple of hours of taking Cerenia 8 mg. per oral for the nausea. He had a bad bout of nausea/diarrhea after scarfing up two kernels of corn in a bit of soy milk that had splashed onto the floor from the cooking pot in late August/early September that had to be treated with Metronidazole.

I took him to the vet to see if there were anything we could do for the bumps, itching, nausea and she placed him on Clavamox(as some of the bumps were crusty and she was fearing infection) and Benadryl. After a 10 day trial of the antibiotic which ended this past Monday, he got nauseated, spitting up bile Tuesday evening and limited diarrhea which began Wednesday. After Kaopectin doses, that cleared up Thursday and Friday but is back to a small degree this morning. He's lost a pound and a second vet suggested a giardia test but I'm thinking as he has no fever and it's not copious diarrhea, it's probably related to his liver disease and the antibiotic he was just on.

Those who have had experience with MVD and allergies with bumps, shedding, what would you do for him at this point? Any specialist recommendations would also be appreciated.

(Haven't been posting much lately due to a lot of back, hip problems but sure have missed you all!)