We are at wits end with our Yorkie Kassie?

[Ellie May]

http://www.petplace.com/dogs/hepatic...ogs/page1.aspx

Here is a link about hepatic encephalopathy. What you describe sounds like head pressing. My Yorkie's bile acid numbers are up and she is a piggy when it comes to food, so that is possible.

[sherrijmkassie]

I am not sure what it is, my husband isnt back yet with her for me to see it. They said she was doing that with her head because of the yeast in her ears?. She has been on ointment for them since last friday and I didnt see her doing that this morning for the first time in many months.

I so hope she is properly diagnosed this time, I cant stand watching her suffer anymore. We are soon going to be both broke and broken hearted if this doesnt soon end.


Thx again
Sherri

[RMKC]

Poor Baby, i hope they find whats ailing her, i bet it is heartbreaking to watch, praying for your Baby !
By the way, glad you found us, and welcome to YT !

[missPenny]

Hello and welcome to YT! I'm sorry to hear that an illness has brought you to us... but welcome nonetheless!

I sure hope Kassie gets to feeling better soon. I can't imagine what the three of you are going through.

Please do stick around even after she gets better! We'd love to have you here.

[sherrijmkassie]

Thanks for the help and warm welcome. I have spent the last two hours looking at all the yorkies pics and am totally hooked. It makes me want another yorkie so badly but Kass is a fighter. We got her for companionship for our other yorkie Kenji. The little scrapper used to go at him so bad it took two of us to pry her jaws apart to let him loose. Poor kenji was a lover and used to just lay there squealing for help. She even left her baby teeth in him it was that bad. My baby Kenji passed two years ago and I have been yearning for another ever since.


Sherri

[erino77]

Welcome to YT Sherri & Kassie. I hope you get tings figured very soon so you can have your baby back to her old self again

[sherrijmkassie]

The food is royal canin skin support ss and kassie isnt having any of it lol. It is going to be a long ten weeks but we will be strong if it will help her.

[ARCHIE]

Welcome Sherri and Kassie. I feel so bad for both of you.
I do hope the new diet helps her get relief. Poor baby.
I have no suggestions only prayer's.


Hugs,

[wemple2]

Yeast infection? Remember antibiotic use can cause this...Did they give her an anti fungal instead? Hmmmm? I wonder what caused her to have yeast infection, try to keep water out of her ears and her paws dry. Hope she eats the new food for you...good luck...and I'll keep Kassie in my thoughts and prayers.

[LoveMyJake]

I'm sorry to hear that your baby is having problems, and I hope they find out what is wrong soon. I will keep her in my prayers.

[dwerten]

do you use probiotics if not i would do so as you should always use probiotics with antibiotics as it puts good bacteria back in

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by sherrijmkassie

My husband just called. Once again they say it is food allergies. All her tests were fine other than when they swabbed her feet they were full of yeast. They put her on a dry dog food and made us promise not to give in and give her anything but for the next ten weeks. The vet said her feet were swollen and a real mess. I have been making homemade dog food that they suggested but apparently she was allergic to something in that as well. I so hope that we can stand tough and not give in to her over the next ten weeks and get her fixed up. It is hard to stop giving a dog treats and table food after 8 yrs.

I didnt expect them to say allergies again since she just finished taking antibiotics for 14 days to clean her feet up.

It is going to be so tough if she starts feeling better and bugs constantly for treats again. She is persistent and will stand at the treat door literally for hours squeaking at it.

Thank you wonderful ladies so much for all your help and advice, I will keep you updated.

Sherri

i have a dog with severe allergies and antibiotics have to be given for 21 days to kill infection and you should use probiotics - dds plus is a good one and they have to be refridgerated. you have to do an elimination diet to determine food allergy - have you been to a dermatologist? Use natural balance duck and potato for 90 days as it has minimal ingredients or stick with what vet gave you for 90 days and use it as a treat as well.

[feminvstr]

you would want to avoid any dry dog food that has grain in it or choose something that is very low grain... the higher quality food the lower the grain content, grain intolerence over time can cause heavy yeast in the ears, between the toes, cause body rash and loss of coat....I dont think your kid is having seizures, I think she is trying to soothe all that itching which may appear as head banging....

I hope your kid gets some relief soon...if you feed her anything beside the dry, try treating with boiled chicken or raw carrots...keep everything as grain free as possible....DO NOT USE any over-the-counter dog treats most all have heavy grain!

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

It is possible to be diagnosed with LS at 8 years old. Even more possible is MVD (Microvascular Dysplasia) which is tiny/microscopic shunts. If that is the case, the things that she is doing with her head is called Hepatic Encephalopathy. I believe those symptoms occur when the toxins aren't processed by the liver correctly and go to the brain. There is no cure for MVD but dogs can do well with supplements and a diet change. By the way, itching can be caused by the liver along with digestive upset (vomiting/diarrhea). Has she had any of these symptoms ever: UTI, vaccine reaction, picky eater, lethargic/depressed?

My dd has mvd her pre 3 and post 54.9 and it does cause itchy skin - i am a member of this liver group- Liver_Shunt_And_MVD_Support@yahoogroups.com please join you will learn a lot from them -- you need to do the bile acid test immediately as if she is on too high protein then it will trigger symptoms. dd had no symptoms of liver disease but before doing atopica for allergies they had me do pre and post and she has mvd. It is important to know and all her other blood work is perfect so it was because my new vet bile acid tests all maltese and yorkies that i know this. I am glad i know as i can treat her now for both allergies and mvd - also pancreatitis and ibd can cause vomitting and diarhea so when they pull the blood for cbc panel and pre and post bile acid have them do cpli and tli test for pancreas - this way you have everything covered. DD does not have head pressing, no vomitting, not a picky eater, no seizures and she has mvd and real itchy skin. They detox toxins through skin so if liver is not cleansing them out then it will come out in itchy skin - sorry you are going through this as my dd is 3 years old and she started this whole thing at 6 mos and i have been to dermatologist, holistic vets, regular vets and yesterday went to dr. dodd's two hours a way a specialist in thyroid to rule out thyroid of which i do not think she has an issue with thyroid but wanted to rule out as thyroid can cause hairloss and itchy skin. Allergies and skin bacteria infections go hand and hand so probiotics and raw coconut oil help keep them down. Please do the extensive blood testing as it will cost you a fortune in allergy treatments and then you may just find it is a liver issue - join the liver shunt group and they will want you to do the pre and post bile as well - all yorkies and maltese should have this test done once people get them to know upfront - they can get symptoms later in life if they are not on low protein diet - 22% with no symptoms, 18% with symptoms for protein in foods so check the foods you are on .. Home cooking is best for allergies and liver issues - dr. dodds liver cleansing diet is the best of all

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by SandyTXn

Hi Sherri! WELCOME TO YORKIE TALK! I am really sorry to hear about your little Kassie. Our Dinkey boy is in the hospital right now with Pancreatitis. We were also at wits end as to what was wrong. We took him to our vet and she did blood work to check his pancreas enzyme levels and they were very very high. He was in the hospital for a week and his pancreas levels came down. He was eating and feeling wonderful or so we thought! We brought him home on a Wednesday late afternoon and he started vomiting again Thursday morning. We took him back to the vet and she sent us to a specialist for an ultrasound and to make a long story short our little fella had an abscess on his pancreas that had burst. He had emergency surgery last Thursday afternoon and they cleaned the abscessed area out and cut out 9 inches of his bowel. Before all of this he was eating fine, pooping fine, playing fine...all was good....until one morning he started throwing up. I agree to have a second opinion, but also check out the pancreas. Sounds to me like she is in pain also. Our vet told us that Dinkey had one of the highest pain tolerances she'd ever seen. He's a brut!!! LOL!!! I'm happy to report that he is doing much much better and we hope to have him home by the end of the week. Hang in there......don't give up! Keep the faith!

wow dinkey had it worse than my dexter my dex was 2 years old when he got severe pancreatitis and he had to have a plasma transfusion and he was hospitalized 4 times that year - he now has ibd or they think he had it and it caused the pancreatitis not sure. It was horrible there is a pancreatitis and ibd group on yahoo groups which has good info too - dexter is now on purina ha since all this - what is dinkey on? I do think that she should be checked but after thousands of dollars the only true test for pancreatitis is cpli and tli as the lipase and amylase testing is not accurate and never was when dexter had pancreatitis - the ultrasound is hard to tell unless it is real swollen but $400 for ultrasound when the cpli and tli will tell you if it is pancreatitis for a lot less. It was a horrible year for dexter but now 8 mos no vommitting - woo hoo - so yes i have two yorkies dexter and dd and dexter has ibd and pancreatitis and dd has mvd, luxating patella mild and severe allergies - yep we have a fun house hold --- my rescue demi a maltese is doing well - after 14k in vet bills and specialist bills we now have learned a lot and completed about 2 years in veterinary medicine hope i can pass on to help you and others out to save time and money