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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  This is probably my very favorite article on PLN, but it's very techy: VetFolio.
PLN is always caused by something *else* -- you need to find the underlying CAUSE! That is the vet's next step, unless they already know the underlying cause...? |
I believe most of the time it is genetic, but I could be wrong. That said, we did do an ultrasound on Olivia and also on Rookie. Rookie has both PLN and PLE and the specialist told me that having both is actually a common occurrence in yorkies.
We can thank all of the indiscriminate breeding for that I am quite sure...and the never ending quest for the tiniest yorkie one can find. GRRRR
With the OP's dog, I spoke with her the other day and they are doing further testing to definitively diagnose this. If PLN is found early, it can be treated successfully is what I have found. Most of what I read in the beginning and what the specialist told me was life expectancy was about one year. Scared the heck out of me. In both Olivia and Rookie and in 107Barney's pup, Daisy, it was found during routine blood and urine testing....before symptoms were showing up. All three lived way beyond one year after diagnosis!! Rookie is still here with me.
This is why I harp about yearly vet exams and lab testing.