Welcome to YT and I hope and pray your little one will improve and you will find the answers to her problems!
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Originally Posted by SnowWa I don't believe in changing vets everytime you can't find a solution quickly. I'm sure your vet expected you to bring your pup right back in if she didn't improve, and when you do, I'm sure he will consider other causes for her illness and other tests that might be done.
I have said it often, but I can't really understand why people with sick animals come here for solutions or answers to their pets medical needs. I can see why a person might want to see if anyone else has had a pet with a similar problem - but even considering following advise from most of the lay people here on YT is something that I would never do. (Even with my limited knowledge - a hospital supervisor for 10 years and having worked in the medical field for more than 35 years - I would only be guessing. And, I can tell you for certain that I see many very very wrong answers to medical problems here on YT.)
AND - how many times do I read -- "I would change vets!!!!!" Most of the time, this is very poor advise. I think you are always ahead to stay with one vet and let him work through your puppy's problem....changing is expensive and often entails "starting over again," or taking advantage of what the first vet has done and "taking credit for finally solving the problem."
If your puppy is no better, my advise is go back to the vet - and let him continue in his efforts to diagnose your puppy's problem. I know there are a few vets that might not measure up to our expectations, but most vets are good people. They like animals or they wouldn't be in the profession they are in - and they are extremely well educated medical professionals who sometimes (like our own doctors) need more than a single visit to figure out what exactly is going on.
I hope you get your little dog's problem diagnosed and can get her back to feeling 100% well again.
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It is my opinion that people don't come here to have their yorkies medical problems diagnosed by YT'ers, but to express their concerns and find out if anyone else's yorkie has displayed similar symptoms...also to get ideas of what it possibly could or couldn't be. I have seen times here on YT where someone has asked for info and have been able to pass the info on to their vet and it was something he/she had overlooked...and turned out to be just that! Not everyone here has a medical background, but have learned a lot through YT and their yorkies. I also believe that when someone come here concerned about a sick yorkie, that they are also looking for support, and that's what they get here...love and support and prayers and ideas on what it could or couldn't be. I don't think YT'ers make a diagnosis...they offer ideas and advice and concern and I highly respect the knowledge TY'ers possess.
I also think that if a vet cannot make a diagnosis, that it IS time to get a second opinion. If my vet wasn't doing everything possible to figure out the problem, you can bet I'd seek another, rather than let my yorkie weaken more and possibly suffer permanent effects from lack of treatment. Some vets are more competent than others! JMO