Just heartbreaking. :( I am so sorry.

Sweet Mattie. I watched the video. My heart aches to see such a beatuiful dog so ill .I don't know what GME is? It was so sad to se her want to play with your other Yorkie. SHe tried to grab the leash . What a dear, sweet little girl. After all she had, she had a spunk to her. Iam so sorry for your loss. She is a beautiful angel.:hug: RIP little one .

Thank you so much for sharing your heartache ... if it helps one person to recognize this horrible condition it's worth it. We will miss sweet little Mattie and I pray God bless and comfort you and your family.

:(:(:(:(:(:( I couldn't either....I'm so sorry. I only saw a little and started crying - I can't watch it and I apologise to you for that...I know your trying to help others and for that I commend you.

She was precious...just adorable :(:(:(

That just broke my heart. Maddie was a beautiful little girl.

Maddie
 

Our little Yorkies bring us so much joy and heartache, a very painful combination at times.....so sorry.

Boy, just when I thought I couldn't cry anymore today.... That just breaks my heart. God rest your soul sweet Maddie girl, may you rest in peace and ask God to place comfort beyond understanding into your Mommas heart.

i havent been on yt in months so i must have missed whats happening..

and i dont want to sound harsh or cruel because i realy feel for you and im sorry she is no longer here...

but im curious as to why you video taped her suffering instead of taking her to the vets right asap? im sorry im not trying to be mean or start anything just curouis

thank you for clearign that up
i meant no direspect..i just hadnt been on in a while and didnt know what was going on

im very sorry for your loss!!

I'm glad you asked, I was wondering myself.

HI,
Thanks so much Dena for clarifying what went on. I feel like I am reliving this all over again. I knew there would be someone that would question and wonder what went on. She had just been to the vets and we were waiting on test results. I had called the vet that morning to tell her that she wasn't any better and she wasn't eating or drinking..I had been giving her water by a syringe an food in a syringe. She still wouldn't eat or drink. It just ran out her mouth. The vet informed me that the test should be in that day. In that two hours she got worse.. she died on the way there. I even tried to give her CPR. I was a Nurse and no all the procedures. I tried. I was exhausted from being up for 3 days with her. I wouldn't sleep untill I seen she was okay. But still not a deep sleep. Really, I tried everything. The the test came back she had Liver Shunt and GME.I had taken her two other vets. One thought I was too protective of her when he told me I should separate my feelings from her being a dog and not a person. I left that office immediately! First saying he came highly recommmended to me , but you should'nt be in the business at all. You have no compassion to be in this business. I then went back to my regular Vet again. This is the one that was waiting on the test. She told me that Mattie wouldn't even would have made it thru the surgery. She was too small and weak.. Even if they did put shunts in her brain she wouldn't had made it. I spent over $3,000 on her and was willing to spend more. I didn't care.. It's just money. Mattie gave me love, made me smile.. and was there with me when I was down an lost my sisters, brothers, mother, father, and all my surgeries.. She was always so sweet an gave me kisses. She was my heart. So it's not that I didn't do anything to help her. I DID! I still feel sometimes I wish I could do more. If she hadn't passed then I don't think I could have put her thru any surgery. She was so small and helpless. She was healthy when I got her at 14 weeks. She was a 14mths old when she passed. I am sorry if anyone thinks I didn't do anything. It's your opioion and I respect that.
I said my piece.. and Thanks Dena for supporting me and clarifying this to everyone. I just wanted everyone to see and identify the symtoms before it's too late and we lose another little one. I am sorry if this offended you.

thank you for what you did for mattie..
i meant no harm in questioning only concern for mattie and im glad she had some one who cared for her deeply and would have gone to any lengths to make her healthy again..

God bless!

I am so glad you explained and I am so sorry for your loss. You know I posted earlier on the thread how sorry I was. Since I just had a tragedy with my Crystal I just couldn't help but wonder but glad to understand now. God Bless.

Brenda,
You loved Mattie so much. You did everything you could to help your little one. Thank you for sharing the video. It was heartbreaking, however, very interesting. I am sure it has made a difference . I feel like I now have been educated on Liver shunts and symtoms it causes . Thank You.

My heart just breaks for you~ it's obvious that Mattie was well loved and cared for just by looking at her precious sweet face! I know you must just miss her terribly:(. I'm sorry that she had to suffer at all, but I'm glad it wasn't for too terribly long (although, I'm sure it seemed like an eternity to you). Bless you for all you did for her and for all you had to go thru too, it's just the worst feeling to see them suffering and not be able to help them. I'm sure that Mattie is looking down at you from the Rainbow Bridge (in between her zooming around with the other sweet doggies there) and hoping that you know how much she loved you. I'm so sorry.

RIP precious one. :cry:
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Brenda...I am so sorry you lost little Mattie. She was so cute. I didn't watch the entire video, but I understand why you took and posted it. Some people may question it, but I commend you for it. As a new Yorkie owner I feel the more educated you are about your breed the better. That goes for the good, bad and ugly...I've seen liver shunt mentioned often but until I saw your video I did not know what you might expect if your pup had it. Again, I'm sorry for you and your family...RIP Mattie.

There just aren't any words to express the pain you must go thru every time you see that video. It breaks my heart. But, I want to thank you for sharing such a personal part of your's and Mattie's last few hours together just to educate us on something many of us know nothing about. Even tho her life was short, it was full of love - that shows in her eyes. I'm so sorry. (((Hugs))).

So sorry to read your post and the video was difficult for me to watch, but if you realize this was done for anyone with a pup diagnosed with liver shunt, then it is a part of research. How many times have we wondered what does a disease look like? How do we recognize a pup in distress?

Please remember this was not easy to film or even talk about to all of us.

Bless little Mattie and I know she is snuggling with Sophie and the other pups at the Rainbow Bridge as the sun sets.

Warmly, Deborah

Brenda, first I want to say how sorry I am that you lost your precious baby. I can not begin to imagine the pain you went through watching her in that condition. I lost my baby Gizmo this past February from complications after having Liver Shunt surgery. He was three years old. He had always had some symptoms of a liver shunt, but nothing like what your baby was doing, not even on the very last. I have never heard of the GME (I think) that you mentioned. What is that? Did it contribute to her showing of symptoms? Gizmo was always a picky eater, did not gain weight, would shake after eating, and had alot of kidney or UTI infections, but never did what your baby was doing. He would shake as if he was cold, but after a little while it would go away. I am so sorry to be asking this, and if it is too painful dont respond to my questions I will understand. Again I am so sorry for the loss of your baby.

I'm so sorry for your loss. RIP Mattie.

I am so sorry for you loss . Mattie reminded me my beloved Jade . You are in my thoughts and prayers .

I am very sorry.......:( I only watched a little bit of it and I can\'t take it. It reminds me of my sweet little Chloe. :( It\'s been a year and still hurts........:cry2:

I am so, so very sorry for you loss. Your little Mattie was just amazingly beautiful. I think your video will help other\'s to recognize the symptoms of this horrible disease.
Rest assured she is at Rainbow Bridge.

I am so sorry for your loss of Mattie.
I was not able to watch your video but from reading others posts I can imagine how hard it was to see your baby in that condition. We are here if you need us.

Brenda, It was extremely hard for me to watch that video of Mattie, since my little Brooke has GME and looks so much like Mattie. I wish that Mattie had only one of those terrible diseases and maybe she could have been saved but the 2 of them together was just too much for her little body. You did all that you could and should never feel that you could have done more. I wish you peace and strength.