Hello I am new here
 

I need some support...I am in tears right now.
My Yorkie Holly is very ill...I have had her for 3 years ...she is 6 years old
Today the Vet tells me she has PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHY
Has anyone here had any experience with this disorder?
Please help if you can

Nikeann07

Oh, I am so sorry to hear your baby is ill. Sorry I cannot be of help but there are alot of very knowledgable people on this forum, hopefully one can help you out. Did you try posting this in the Sick/Emergency forum?

We will keep your baby in our prayers.

oh my gosh - i am so sorry to hear this :( i know nothing about that disorder....you may want to post this in the "Sick / Emergency" section too :(

saying prayers for you and little holly! :love:

I am sorry to hear this. I have not experience this, but someone here will be able to help you. My heart goes out to you. Welcome to YT.

Oh, I'm so sorry your baby is sick. I'm sure someone can help you. Good luck!

thank you so much
 

I appreciate your prayers

Nikeann07

Ive never heard of it, but send prayers to you and your baby.

I'm so sorry your baby is sick .sending prayers for you and your baby.

I'm sorry your baby is sick. I've never heard of this but here is some info.

http://www.upei.ca/cidd/Diseases/GI%...nteropathy.htm

http://wheatenguy.tripod.com/ple1.html

Oh honey, I am so sorry that your baby is ill. I know nothing about this illness but will keep your baby in my prayers. Welcome to yt.

Welcome. I am so sorry about Holly. Hopefully the vet can help her. Are there meds for her to take? *Prayers*

Keep us posted.

I'm sorry your little girl has PLE. Someone else recent posted about their yorkie having intestinal lymhangiectasia. maybe they will have some more information for you in regards to what they've been doing. specialklm was the persons name.

Holly is on steriods
 

The Vet put her on Steriods twice a day for the next 5 days
He wants to recheck her on Monday.
Steriods make dogs hungry all of the time...Holly follows me around crying for something to eat other than the rice and low-fat cottage cheese diet the Vet put her on. This will be a very hard week for Holly and me. Her bloat is gone this afternoon. Vet still wants her to take a water elimination pill twice a day for 5 days. She has lost 1 lb in water weight the first day.

She also passed about 2 heaping tablespoons of tape worms!!! (dead) He had used a wormer on her the week before.

Treatment is going to be a almost non-fat diet for life.

Thank you for all your kind concerns...suggestions..and prayers.
It helped me get through this day.

I will let you all know how she does at the Vet on Monday

Nikeann07

Welcome, i am sorry your baby is so ill, hopefully your vet can help her get better !

Thank you for your prayers!!
 

Holly is off all medications today and will be on one steroid just every other day for 5 more days.

Her poops are normal
Her water retention is gone (water pill Latix) did the job overnight and a shot from the Vet to save her life...she had sooooo much water in her belly and chest it would have stopped her heart in a few hours had I not brought her into the Vet....(she was moaning and had trouble breathing)

She is eating prescription Vet can food and small kibble just a cup total daily
nothing else...no carrots or chews...she misses is too.

She eats just 2 tablespoons of food 4 to 5 times a day. She is fairing so well so far in the last 5 days ...that the Vet is trying different methods ..so she would not have to be on a steroid for long. His goal is to have her on just small meals that are very low to no fat diet several times daily.

He sees this disease in other Breeds of dogs...This is his first Yorkie with this problem. He had been treating her last month for what he thought was a food allergy...then a tapeworm problem they never caught in all 3 of her fecal sample tests...She passed this long long white yarn strand looking thing
after diahrea. I brought it in to show him...he confirmed it was a tapeworm that must have been in her for a year to be that long and big.

The Bloating caused serious concern and that is when he did blood work and x-rays...I called the breeder to ask her more questions about Holly and inform her Holly inherited this life threating sickness.... that is not curable ..but, just maintained and most likely will shorten her life (according to the Vet)

She never heard of it and was very much surprised....she asked many many questions like "what are the symptoms and what was being done for Holly.

She got Holly from another breeder after she had a litter of pups...Then SHE bred her too...That is when I saw Holly and wanted her instead of a puppy...I had her fixed (she had a bladder infection when I got her too)...then I took her to a park for the first time in her life and taught her to go on walks ...she loved it. The breeder wanted to breed her again...but let me have her ...because Holly and the other females were not getting along.

This Breeder has been a breeder for over 24 years.


I love Holly with all my heart.

It has been around the clock care...I am so tired and catch naps when Holly naps...I am hoping the worst part is over and I hope she will be with me for longer than a few more years.

She looks normal...and today is very playful and has energy.
She cries for something else to eat...but, I don't break down....for fear of a relapse...which I have been warned about.

thank you all again for your well wishes and prayers.
Holly is at the moment pulling at my sock for some attention and hugs:p

Nikeann07 and Holly:aimeeyork

Bless you heart, you need a nap. Will keep praying.

I am sorry about your baby! If you don't mind me asking, what is protein-losing enteropathy? I am curious....

I read your long entry before....It almost made me cry. I could hear the hurt. After I had my puppy for a week, he had an issue with hypoglycemia (the breeder didn't tell me.) He almost died and I was soooo scared. Rascal is fine now, but I know how it feels to have your sweet little furbaby look at you and want you to make it all better. I know your situation is more dire than mine was, but keep your head up. It sounds like you are taking good care of your furbaby. Keep us posted on the progress.

I hope Holly gets better. Sounds like she might be a little bit with her having some energy and wanting to play. I'll keep you and Holly in my prayers.

I am glad Holly is a tad bit better today. Every bit counts.
I hope the worst is behind you two and you can just move forward
and enjoy life together. I hope the steroids work for her and she
does not retain fluid in her tummy anymore. Your an awsome Mommy.


Hugs,

i missed your post before, but i'm glad to hear that Holly is doing better, you're a great mommy, and YT has a huge prayer circle... miracles happen... :)

You and Holly remain in my thoughts and prayers. Hugs from me and Lucy...

:~o
 

I am so sorry to read about your dogs medical problem. Although I have no information about this, I do want you to know that prayers do help and you have mine.
Sue & Cricket

You are in my prayers!

Kudos to you for picking Holly over a new puppy. With all your constant care and love you are truly her angel here on earth. I am so happy to hear that she has taken a turn for the better. My prayer's are with you and Holly, don't forget to take care of her most important person in the world too YOU:)

Holly and I slept through the night
 

To all of you ...I can't express how much I appreciate your concern.

Holly did okay on no pills yesterday ...very hungry most of the day..but, she was just on the diet of a couple of Tablespoons of food...and by now she knows that is all she can have..and walks away from me feeding her by hand...she then goes out and sits in the sun and watches my other two yorkies play...she comes back looking for me in about 5 minutes...so I grab a cup of coffee and sit with her outside in the sun too.

Your prayers are a very powerful thing...If anyone would have told me she
would learn to monitor how much she eats by herself at one time...I would not have believed it. She did this 6 to 7 times yesterday...I log when she poops and when she eats and how much. She has not lost weight.

She is suppose to start one steroid pill every other day now for 5 days.
I plan on calling the Vet first to give him an update on her progress before I start the pill again.

Again I can't thank all of you enough for being there for me and Holly

God Bless all of you!!

Nikeann07:aimeeyork

Sorry, earlier I forgot to say welcome! I am glad that Holly is doing a little better!

Im so happy to hear Holly is doing better and is able to spend some time in the sun. Mother nature is very healing.

Please keep us posted.