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06-18-2010, 07:19 AM | #31 |
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| lol thanks I did not read further down. Yep then I would go to surgery then as that is indicative of shunt and with symptoms I would skip scintigraphy Liver shunt dogs can lead a normal great life after surgery so I would go for it and keep us posted and join the liver shunt groups for support too |
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06-22-2010, 11:09 PM | #32 | |
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Fudge is still not better and the Vet is now cutting out the possibility of a shunt. They will however to a scintigraphy and CT scan tomorrow. What if it's not a liver shunt? Is this a "death notice" for my little baby?? | |
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06-22-2010, 11:47 PM | #35 |
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| He is very off-balance and pacing on the same spot the whole time.... No X-ray of the neck was done yet. I am worried that this might be something wrong with his brain and they can't do anything for him!!! |
06-22-2010, 11:56 PM | #36 |
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| Well I can't see him but it does sound like he may have hydrocephalus. This can be caused by a few diff things, most of witch are treatable but he needs MRI & Spinal tap to diagnose them. I would get him in for a neck X-Ray 1st thing to rule out AAI as if he has this , one wrong move could kill him. Are you happy with the vet you have now ? Does he know about the things yorkies are prone to ? If this were my dog I would see a neurologist ASAP. |
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His Bile Acid Test was pre 148 and post 182 - That is HIGH and the chances of him having a Liver Shunt are EXTREMELY HIGH. I would bet he has a Liver Shunt OR a severe case of Microvascular Displasia (MVD). Not ruling out anything else, but you are under Vet care and I am sure you will get him better. It is good the Vet is going to do a Scintigraphy. You read about that here: Portal Scintigraphy in Veterinary Medicine Liver Shunt Research His off-balance and pacing or circling, acting drunk, walking along the walls while his head is off to the side pressing are all Classic symptoms of Hepatic Encephalopathy (a condition where toxins normally removed by the liver accumulate in the blood and impair the function of brain cells). In order to control the Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE for short), low protein diet such as ROYAL CANIN Veterinary Diet® canine HEPATIC LS™ 14 (Dry Kibble) Hill's L/D (wet/canned), and drugs such as Lactulose AND Antibotics Such as metronidazole are given daily to prevent production and absorption of ammonia and other intestinal toxins. Lactulose, a disaccharide sugar containing galactose and fructose, is used for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in veterinary medicine. The active ingredient, lactulose, works by reducing the ammonia build up in the blood. The large number of resident bacteria in the intestine consumes the unabsorbed lactose as their food and release lactic, acetic, and formic acid and carbon dioxide gas. These acids draw fluid into the colon, softening the stool. The acidification of the bowel contents draws ammonia from the bloodstream and locks it there to be emitted with the stool. This action aids the prevention of a form of dementia called hepatic encephalopathy. HEPATIC LS | Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Please keep us posted. When is he having the Scintigraphy? Last edited by TLC; 06-23-2010 at 06:35 AM. | |
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06-23-2010, 07:17 AM | #41 |
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| many vets have no clue about liver shunt sadly with bats like that you have to first rule it out completely and scintigraphy will do this |
06-23-2010, 09:10 AM | #42 |
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| Many vet's have no clue about allot of things. I agree about the liver and maybe I misunderstood but I thought I read the vet said they now don't think it is Liver so next step should be Neuro. My worry is they seem to be wasting too much time getting a diagnosis. |
06-23-2010, 09:36 AM | #43 | |
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The Scintigraphy should shed some insight | |
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