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MyFairLacy · 02-11-2009, 06:17 PM

Thanks everyone

I should find out tomorrow when her biopsy will be. I'm just hoping whatever they find out gives us a conclusive diagnosis and that it's nothing too serious. Hopefully whatever it is was caught early and any more damage can be prevented. Lacy means the world to me.

Brooklynn · 02-11-2009, 06:23 PM

I will keep Lacey in my prayers! They are all precious and we love them so much!
Prayers to Lacey!

yorkiesmiles · 02-11-2009, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

Thanks everyone

I should find out tomorrow when her biopsy will be. I'm just hoping whatever they find out gives us a conclusive diagnosis and that it's nothing too serious. Hopefully whatever it is was caught early and any more damage can be prevented. Lacy means the world to me.

Michele - I know that Lacy is the world to you. I am so glad they were able to basically rule out the shunt. Praying for you both.

MyFairLacy · 02-13-2009, 08:33 PM

I just wanted to post an update on Lacy's liver biopsy. Right now it looks like it will be done on Wednesday, February 25...so in a week and a half from now.

Ladymom · 02-13-2009, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

I just wanted to post an update on Lacy's liver biopsy. Right now it looks like it will be done on Wednesday, February 25...so in a week and a half from now.

I will keep Lacy in my prayers!

jencar98 · 02-13-2009, 08:43 PM

I will keep Lacy in my prayers, Michele. I know she will be getting the best of care.

spr377 · 02-13-2009, 09:06 PM

Best wishes for a clean bill of health!

DAB · 02-13-2009, 09:34 PM

Oh dear!

I have been dealing with this same issue since the holidays. My yorkie girl will be two in March. She became sick with vomiting bile and loose bloody stools. Long story short, she was tested and her bile acid count was off the charts----576 the first time. She has had the test repeated 6 times including before and after eating. From one lab, the tests are very high. However, I took my girl to Tufts University for an ultrasound and more blood work. The ultrasound showed no evidence of a liver shunt. The blood work was normal. Follow up blood work by my vet was again in the 5 hundreds!

My yorkie has not shown any symptoms since being put on metronidazole. She is peppy, runs, plays, and eats well. We return to Tufts on Wednesday, 2/18th. She will have another blood test done as the doctor there can't believe the high number my vet's lab ( IDEXX) is getting. We are also thinking about the scintigraphy test but the doctor at Tufts is not too keen on having her "radiated." Right now, she weighs about 5 lbs and he thinks the test might be too much for her. She would have to remain in the hospital for 3 days to be certain all the radiation was flushed out of system. Hopefully, the blood test at Tufts will prove to be normal. He does not think she has a shunt! This whole ordeal is very worrisome.

Should your puppy need sedation as mine did for the ultrasound, beware! Sedation does not allow the eyes to blink. A lubricant was applied to the eyes but somehow my poor baby developed an eye ulcer. It took about month to clear and I had to be vigilant with the antibiotic eye drops and another eye medication. I would caution the doctor to be certain your baby's eyes are completely closed.

Good luck. Your little puppy will be in my prayers. I will keep you posted about my girl's blood test results.

DAB

MyFairLacy · 02-14-2009, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by DAB

Oh dear!

I have been dealing with this same issue since the holidays. My yorkie girl will be two in March. She became sick with vomiting bile and loose bloody stools. Long story short, she was tested and her bile acid count was off the charts----576 the first time. She has had the test repeated 6 times including before and after eating. From one lab, the tests are very high. However, I took my girl to Tufts University for an ultrasound and more blood work. The ultrasound showed no evidence of a liver shunt. The blood work was normal. Follow up blood work by my vet was again in the 5 hundreds!

My yorkie has not shown any symptoms since being put on metronidazole. She is peppy, runs, plays, and eats well. We return to Tufts on Wednesday, 2/18th. She will have another blood test done as the doctor there can't believe the high number my vet's lab ( IDEXX) is getting. We are also thinking about the scintigraphy test but the doctor at Tufts is not too keen on having her "radiated." Right now, she weighs about 5 lbs and he thinks the test might be too much for her. She would have to remain in the hospital for 3 days to be certain all the radiation was flushed out of system. Hopefully, the blood test at Tufts will prove to be normal. He does not think she has a shunt! This whole ordeal is very worrisome.

Should your puppy need sedation as mine did for the ultrasound, beware! Sedation does not allow the eyes to blink. A lubricant was applied to the eyes but somehow my poor baby developed an eye ulcer. It took about month to clear and I had to be vigilant with the antibiotic eye drops and another eye medication. I would caution the doctor to be certain your baby's eyes are completely closed.

Good luck. Your little puppy will be in my prayers. I will keep you posted about my girl's blood test results.

DAB

Wow..I don't think I've ever heard of bile acid results being that high! I'm so sorry...I know that has to really be worrying you. But the bile acid test the university did came back within normal range?? We did a blood ammonia test at Texas A&M too (Lacy's came back normal) but blood ammonia will be high with a shunt. So far as ultrasound, it's only as accurate as the person doing it, and sometimes shunts can be missed. I was confident in the ability of the person doing Lacy's as she is very good with ultrasound, and with her bile acids not being higher and normal bloodpanel and blood ammonia, it made sense that she didn't have a shunt. I think I'd probably consider a scintigraphy if bile acids were as high as your baby's...it's very accurate in finding a shunt.

MyPeanutAbbyGra · 02-15-2009, 09:32 AM

Michele,
I'm sorry that Lacey is having problems

I will keeping her in my prayers and checking back to see how the biopsy went.

Tammy, Abby and Daisy

wemple2 · 02-15-2009, 04:13 PM

My thoughts and prayers go out to you and Lacy...hope all is well.

TLC · 02-16-2009, 10:46 AM

Oh no...I am just seeing this now

I know how you feel. Lacey is in my prayers

MyFairLacy · 02-16-2009, 10:57 AM

They called me today and moved her biopsy to Tuesday the 24th

zoeybear · 02-16-2009, 11:01 AM

We are really pulling for little Lacy. I hope she is feeling ok during this whole process. How is she doing?

TLC · 02-16-2009, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

They called me today and moved her biopsy to Tuesday the 24th

Ahhh....

I am curious about doing the biopsy. Do you want a definite confirmation that she does or doesn't have MVD or do you think it might be something else

She is in my thoughts

02-11-2009, 06:17 PM	#46
MyFairLacy Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 11,003	Thanks everyone I should find out tomorrow when her biopsy will be. I'm just hoping whatever they find out gives us a conclusive diagnosis and that it's nothing too serious. Hopefully whatever it is was caught early and any more damage can be prevented. Lacy means the world to me. __________________ ~Magnifique Yorkies~ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue.

02-13-2009, 08:33 PM	#49
MyFairLacy Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 11,003	I just wanted to post an update on Lacy's liver biopsy. Right now it looks like it will be done on Wednesday, February 25...so in a week and a half from now. __________________ ~Magnifique Yorkies~ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue.

02-13-2009, 08:43 PM	#51
jencar98 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 6,435 Blog Entries: 3	I will keep Lacy in my prayers, Michele. I know she will be getting the best of care. __________________ ~Ruby, Reno, Razz, & Jack~

02-13-2009, 09:06 PM	#52
spr377 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 2,015	Best wishes for a clean bill of health! __________________ Piper Leo Baby Piccolo

02-15-2009, 09:32 AM	#55
MyPeanutAbbyGra I love my baby girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,718	Michele, I'm sorry that Lacey is having problems I will keeping her in my prayers and checking back to see how the biopsy went. Tammy, Abby and Daisy __________________ Tammy, Mama to Abby Grace Daisy Mae RIP Peanut & Chloe, ABBY 's WINSTON Within the heart of every stray Lies the singular desire to be loved

02-11-2009, 06:23 PM	#47
Brooklynn Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 4,280	I will keep Lacey in my prayers! They are all precious and we love them so much! Prayers to Lacey!

02-13-2009, 09:34 PM	#53
DAB Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicopeee, MA Posts: 110	Oh dear! I have been dealing with this same issue since the holidays. My yorkie girl will be two in March. She became sick with vomiting bile and loose bloody stools. Long story short, she was tested and her bile acid count was off the charts----576 the first time. She has had the test repeated 6 times including before and after eating. From one lab, the tests are very high. However, I took my girl to Tufts University for an ultrasound and more blood work. The ultrasound showed no evidence of a liver shunt. The blood work was normal. Follow up blood work by my vet was again in the 5 hundreds! My yorkie has not shown any symptoms since being put on metronidazole. She is peppy, runs, plays, and eats well. We return to Tufts on Wednesday, 2/18th. She will have another blood test done as the doctor there can't believe the high number my vet's lab ( IDEXX) is getting. We are also thinking about the scintigraphy test but the doctor at Tufts is not too keen on having her "radiated." Right now, she weighs about 5 lbs and he thinks the test might be too much for her. She would have to remain in the hospital for 3 days to be certain all the radiation was flushed out of system. Hopefully, the blood test at Tufts will prove to be normal. He does not think she has a shunt! This whole ordeal is very worrisome. Should your puppy need sedation as mine did for the ultrasound, beware! Sedation does not allow the eyes to blink. A lubricant was applied to the eyes but somehow my poor baby developed an eye ulcer. It took about month to clear and I had to be vigilant with the antibiotic eye drops and another eye medication. I would caution the doctor to be certain your baby's eyes are completely closed. Good luck. Your little puppy will be in my prayers. I will keep you posted about my girl's blood test results. DAB

02-15-2009, 04:13 PM	#56
wemple2 Wee Winston Wiggles Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kewanee, Illinois Posts: 9,666	My thoughts and prayers go out to you and Lacy...hope all is well. __________________ As Ever, Kathy Intruducing Bentley Winston and Spencer: RIP My Sweet Angels

02-16-2009, 10:46 AM	#57
TLC Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island Posts: 7,247	Oh no...I am just seeing this now I know how you feel. Lacey is in my prayers __________________ Adopt Donate Foster www.yorkie911rescue.com

02-16-2009, 10:57 AM	#58
MyFairLacy Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 11,003	They called me today and moved her biopsy to Tuesday the 24th __________________ ~Magnifique Yorkies~ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue.

02-16-2009, 11:01 AM	#59
zoeybear Misssing Baby Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Posts: 4,186	We are really pulling for little Lacy. I hope she is feeling ok during this whole process. How is she doing? __________________ We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made. -M. Acklam