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Swollen Stomach in my Tucker Hi Folks, My 3 year old Yorkie (Tucker) has a swollen stomach. We took him to the vet last night and have to wait until next week to get the results. He is eating and releasing his waste's regularily. He has had swollen eyes lately and they are running with pus. Does anyone have any idea what the problem may be. He also has lipids on his cornea. The vet thinks it might be liver disease. Any comments would be appreciated. |
I'm sorry about Tucker and what you are going through. What tests did the vet run? |
Sorry to hear about your little Tucker. Hope you get some answers soon. Wish I could be more help... |
I'm so sorry that Tucker isn't well. It's nerve wracking waiting for results. Keeping you and Tucker in my prayers. |
They did a whole bunch of blood work looking for Cushion's disease, hypoprotienemia, liver disease etc. |
Thank you for your prayers. |
There are many people on this forum that have experienced those problems with their Yorkies. I have no advice, but you have come to the right place and I'm sure you will get lots of help here, especially after you get a diagnosis. Stay positive, these health problems, while serious, can be treated and/or managed. The important thing is that you are taking the necessary steps to get little Tucker the help that he needs, and you are to be commended for that. |
My thoughts and prayers go out to you and Tucker. I agree with OwnedbyJezebel...continue to stay and think positive! Erica |
Sending prayers for a diagnosis and treatment for Tucker and support to his owner. I am sorry you both have to go through this difficult time. Best wishes. |
im sooo sorry as well. im not a vet but hopefully bloodwork will give you an answer. as with humans thats the definitive, swollen belly like with adults think could be ascites which is a sign of liver disease. ??????????? my thoughts & prayers are with you. whatever the outcome im sure ur baby will be loved, i think when anyone is sick it can be harder on the caregiver than the patient. goodluck to both of you |
Thanks to all of you for your prayers. We will have to wait until Monday for the results. I will keep you posted. |
:welcome4: :yorkietal :welcome4: Welcome to both you and Tucker. I am so very sorry that Tucker is having these health issues. I will keep both of you in my thoughts and prayers. Please be sure to update us as soon as you get the test results, because we genuinely care. |
Bad News about Tucker Hi Folks, we got Tucker's blood work back and his protein was way off and his urea was up along with low ALT. The vet recommended an ultrasound which is what we had done today. Unfortunately, he told us that Tucker has severe Kidney Disease and we can not help him. It breaks my heart. He is only 3 years old. The vet thinks he was born with it. We will have to put him down very soon. I want to thank all of you again for your wonderful support. Thanking you for the prayers as well and please pray that Tucker has a peaceful passing. Blessings. Steve |
Oh, that is so sad and I am heartbroken for little Tucker and you - but can you get a second opinion just to be certain? I've read so many things on here about kidney disease treatment, maybe there is something out there that a small dog vet would know of. |
Steve, I'm so sorry to hear this. My dog Sammy was diagnosed last month with renal failure. Did your vet suggest feeding Tucker k/d dog food? Maybe that will help. Ask if there is something you can do with diet to help. Again, I'm so very sorry. Praying for you and Tucker. I wish I could do something to help you. |
steve your response just broke my heart im so sorry. love tucker for as long as you can & just know you did what you could for your baby. i was so hoping to have a positive outcome for tucker. heaven is a wonderful place & he will no longer be suffering, you will for your loss but unfortunately there are some things we just can't fix. Bless you both, my thoughts & prayers are with you!!!!!:( |
My wife and I are not so sure the vet is right with his diagnosis. Tucker is still eating quite well. He is not vomiting. He is losing weight terribly. His stomach is very swollen. I gave him some furosimide to take some of the fluid off him. He is very lethargic. The blood work has his urea at 20.4 and his creatinine is normal. It doesn't make sense. His creatinine should be really high if he was in kidney failure. Anyone have any suggestions, ideas? |
First, I am so sorry Tucker is ill :( You can always take him in for a second opinion to a specialist. I have no experience with any of this, so I can't offer any real advice. |
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Not convinced The vet wants me to put him down because he thinks he's in renal failure. His creatinine is normal and he is not vomiting. How can that be normal in Kidney failure? We are trying to get another opinion although we have had two opinions already. He had an ultrasound and nothing showed up only a lot of fluid in the belly and chest. |
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I would take him to an internist or a vet school, and definitely get a second opinion! You poor guys and poor Tucker. My IG with cardiomyopathy is on furosemide and she gets bloodwork every three weeks. One purpose of it is to monitor her kidney because the furosemide can cause renal problems. None of the dogs I've have with renal failure have had fluid buildup in the abdomen. I would wonder about the liver values or his heart, too. I think you are right to question the vet, although he may be right. |
im so sorry for you and little tucker.. |
I gave Tucker 10mg of florosimide yesterday to alleviate the fluid. Today he is playful. I switched his diet a few days ago to high protein. He seems to be much better today. Not as bloated. More playful. I am keeping him on a high protein diet. We got the results from the specialist. He does not know what is causing the ascites. He is thinking protein nephropathy or enteropathy. We are not sure and because Tuck seems to be doing well we are still trying a new diet. We also had two other vet review his case, both say it is NOT Kidney related. We are going to another vet next week at another clinic. Will keep you all posted. Please continue with your prayers, very much appreciated! |
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Thinking of little tucker, Rose |
My one Cairn passed away from Cushings disease and this doesn't sound like a Cushings disease case. However, I'm so happy that you're getting second opinions in regards to Tucker! Please keep us updated on his progress! Our thoughts and prayers are with you!:animal-pa |
I'm definitely glad you're getting a second opinion. That was going to be my next suggestion to you. When my Brody was diagnosed with kidney failure, one of the symptoms was that he'd vomit about once a day. He was on Hill's k/d prescription diet for years before that as well. Once his levels went up as I said before when he started vomiting, our vet suggested we do Sub-Q injections. It relieved a lot of his symptoms. Run this past your vet but I'm not sure if it'd be recommended because his stomach is swollen and you already mentioned he had excess fluid. Brody didn't have a swollen stomach though and he stopped eating later in his diagnosis so his was different than what you described... Did they tell you what his BUN level was? Anyways, I'm sending lots and lots of prayers to Tucker. I hope you find some answers soon with all this. I know how hard it is :( Good luck! |
We heard back from one vet. He thinks it may be enteropathy. We have changed Tuck's diet to high protein, no fat. We have ordered multivitamins and yucca root to reduce swelling along with a natural diuretic. We will be seeing another specialist agian this coming week. I will keep you all posted. Thanks again for your support and comments. |
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Gizmo sends his licks!:animal36 |
Sending prayers to you and Tucker!!! |
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