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Liver Problems in Yorkies I have been reading so much lately about Yorkies and liver problems. It seems like a good deal of them have MVD. How many Yorkies here have liver problems? Sorry if the terminology is not quite right. I am definately not a vet.;) |
Lily has MVD which is also referred to as HMD. |
Miko has MVD... |
Buddy has no liver problems. Thank heavens. |
Drawlins, I thought they were the same.:) OOPS...oh well. It really bothers me when I type something in wrong and can't correct it...perfectionist issues.:rolleyes: |
Ellie May, MVD and HMD are the same thing :) |
Neither of mine do (knock on wood) and both have been tested. |
My :angel2dl: Chloe had hepatic encephalopathy and portal vascular anomaly. I don't know what it means..:( :confuse2: |
Did your Chloe cross the rainbow bridge?? I'm so sorry to hear this... It sounds like your Chloe had liver shunt/mvd...How old was she? |
Izzy does not and she's also been tested. What are the signs of liver shunt, etc??? |
There are so many different symptoms...Some dogs have only the symptom of UTIs or crystals/stones in urine, others head press about 30 min after meals, some have seizures, others become lethargic, drool, etc...I can't tell you how many times a vet has misdiagnosed a dog by saying that it's hypoglycemic when in fact the dog has a liver problems. Many of the symptoms are similar....BUT a yorkie with a liver problem will not always respond immediately to honey, karo syrup. |
Another really important symptom to mention is lack of appetite and extremely picky...The reason for this is that when liver compromised dogs(before the owners know of the problem) eat regular commercial dog food (which most of it has lamb, beef, venison, or some other kind of red meat), red meat produces toxins in the body that are supposed to be filtered through the liver, but because the liver isn't working properly, the toxins build-up and make them feel sick...Sooooo they don't enjoy eating and will only eat as a necessity to survive. But if they're eating food that is not harmful to them, then they're much better about eating. |
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Oh my chloe was fine, everything was okay happy, playful, eating, everything then one sunday morning my daughter noticed that her teeth was chattering. I got nervous and though she was choking so I looked in her mouth and nothing so I took her to the emergency vet and suspect shunt. I was like what??!!?? :eek: what is that??!! then after 2 days they had to put her down. :( |
I was just reading a thread on here. I think her name is yorkiesmiles, She just had a 1 hour consult with this Ariel. She put her web on there and there is some stuff on that web about Liver problems. You might want to check it outl. |
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