Waiting for Results on Stewie
 

Stewie was convulsing yesterday and I took him to the vet. It was my first time seeing her, but she was very careful and knowledgable.

Anyway, she thinks that he may have a liver shunt. Can you believe it? He's three and a half years old and we are just noticing this now?? If it is a shunt, I am hoping it is not far progressed by now.

I am sick to my stomach over it. I am supposed to get the results today.

Prayer's coming for Stewie. If the test proves postitive hopefully it's not
that bad. Think postivie. Hope you hear soon so you don't have to worry
all day.
Hugs,

I am so sorry to hear this. There's a liver shunt and MVD group on yahoo groups that can give you guidance. We have had dogs up to 7 and 8 years old be diagnosed with liver shunt, so it's not uncommon. What tests will they be doing to find out?

Oh Kristy...:( Sending prayers and hugs to you and Stewie.

Keep us updated okay???

{{{{hugs}}}}

Omg i hope everything is ok with him !

Praying for Stewie! Try not to freak yourself out. Give Stewie a kiss from us!

Kristy...I'm so sorry to hear this :( I will be praying for Stewie and for you too.

Kristy I am adding my prayers to the group.

Kristy I am praying hard for you and Stewie

so sorry to hear about Stewie!! I hope everything gets better and it's nothing bad

Oh, Kristy, I am so sorry that Stewie is sick. I am going to be praying that it's nothing serious. Please give the Stewman hugs and kisses for Toto and me!

Oh No! Prayers from us too.
Any news yet??

Oh no. I am praying for you both.

Any news?

Kristy I'm just seeing this now. I'm so sorry! I'm praying right now, and I'll continue to keep you and Stewie in my prayers. Is there any news?

*hug* I've missed you. I hope this all works out!

Say it ain't so!!
 

Kristy, this can't be. Liver shunt at this age? Is this really possible? I hope hope hope the vet is wrong.

Hang in there, girl. We'll be thinking about you!
:(

Awww hon sending tons of prayers for stewie.

This makes me so sad. I'm sending prayers for Stewie and hoping you will be back with good news. Hugs to you and Stewie.

Sending tons of postitive vibes for Stewie!!

Sending our best to Stewie.

Hugs and prayers heading out for you and Stewie. Please keep us updated. Poor baby. :(

Sending you and Stewie hugs and prayers that it is nothing serious and Stewie is back to his old self.

I'm going through the same thing with Ruthie right now... she'll be 2 on tuesday and I found out friday that she may have a liver shunt. I can't even think back to where she may have had any symptoms - I took her to the vet in the first place for a bit of a cough which the vet couldn't determine a cause for. I take her in tomorrow (monday) morning for tests.

Fingers crossed that things turn out well for you and your little one :(

SORRY GUYS for just getting back to you now. Thank you so much for the prayers. I was able to talk to my vet at around 5pm yesterday and

the blood and urine tests came back normal! So that is great news, but we are still not out of the woods. We are going in for a Bile Acid Test on Tuesday.

I asked my vet to be real with me -- i wanted to know if the free & clear blood tests were really a great sign - and she said YES that I should be excited since many times those tests will show abnormalities. that is especially true since if he does have a shunt, he would have had it for nearly 4 years now. And as we all know, if you have liver damage for four years, you would be on your way out.

She said his convulsions might just be metabolic. I guess some dogs do have muscle spasms every now and again and you can't really diagnose them as a form of a seizure disorder since he was 100% conscious (you cant be conscious during a seizure).

I bought some low-protein food yesterday as a precaution and started mixing it in w/ his regular (super high protein) food yesterday.

Anyway, sorry that this is such a long post. I've missed you guys, too! Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. I will keep you guys posted as to how it goes on Tuesday. I'm keeping my fingers crossed tightly for my little guy. Its been a surreal couple of days.

Janice - I hope Ruthie gets some good news like we did. Hugs to you

Sounds good to me. Praying for continued good news. Continued prayers and hugs to you both.

Woohoo, that is good news. Thanks for the update. I've been thinking about Stewie.

:eyeballpc

Oh my goodness! I was shocked to see this about Stewie, then relieved for the good test results, but praying for the bile acids to come back normal!

Thanks so much for the update! I will certainly keep Stewie in my prayers. Hugs to you both from Toto and me. :animal-pa

Oh gosh! Glad to see that nothing showed up in the blood tests. Stewie will be in my thoughts and prayers as you and your vet work to figure out what is going on.

Hooray!! Great news on the normal tests! Still thinking positive thoughts for you both.