Bella is sick PLEASE keep her in your thoughts. It has been a really rough week; sorry I didn't come post right away but I've been trying to educate myself. Bella is my 2+ year old Yorkie. She's a big girl for a Yorkie at 12.3 pounds. We've had her over a year & there was little indication of any liver problems until recently when she's started throwing up bile. We just received her BAT & other bloodwork back day before yesterday indicating she needs further testing done. We live in North Central Florida so we'll be having a second opinion &/or surgery for her suspected shunt done at UF (hopefully this can be done asap; I expect a bit of a wait though). I say suspected because I'm not convinced she's got a liver shunt at this point. I also didn't know until researching a bit that the "cute" little rubbing she does along the furniture was something other people with shunt babies had noticed theirs do. Her test results could very well have been skewed by a few factors. When she started getting finicky about eating her kibble a few weeks ago, I added about a teaspoon of Ziwi Peak which is a very high protein raw food that we used to use as her ultimate treat. :( She got her rabies shot the same day she was tested; had eaten; & only one BAT was run. Her numbers under those conditions: BAT 29.3 with a reference range of 0-6.9 ALT 23 AST 28 Albumin 3.4 BUN 17 Also, her Triglycerides were twice the normal levels She's on neomycin & lactulose; we've started feeding Iams low residue (which is what our current vet said to give her although I'm not liking the ingredients list much). Prior to that she ate Blue Buffalo chicken & rice. I'll keep you posted after we've had our consult with UF. |
sending prayers and hugs |
Sending prayers for Sweet Bella. I know you are a wreck and so worried, hopefully it is something minor. |
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Yes, I have been just a mess ever since the vet called to say no, it wasn't pancreatitis but a liver shunt. He's so damn callous & this was the last straw. I found a much better (more modern & up to date) vet just north of us & had set Bella up to be retested but after consulting with the new vet they suggested we'd possibly be better off using the money to get a more definitive answer to what's really wrong with her at UF. I want to stay positive but my heart is really fighting a huge battle with my head right now. |
Thinking of you and Bella and sending up prayers:hands: I don't know much about this stuff, but am glad that you are going to take her to UF. Hopefully it's not serious and can be managed with diet, but if surgery is needed, I've seen lots of little ones here do very well post-surgery. Hang in there, Mom:love: |
Oh my! I'm so sorry to hear this news... (although those numbers aren't really all that high). Shunts normally come in at over 100 on the BAT. Great suggestion from your new vet about going to UF. The liver, gall bladder, pancreas, and kidneys are all so closely working together it could be anything.... your other vet said 'shunt' only bc it affects many Yorkies, but those results are not definitive in any way. Also, LS dogs do not properly process vaccines, it does absolutely nothing to vaccinate them, except make their liver work harder to get rid of the vaccine. So no more vaccines until she's diagnosed. Keeping you both in my prayers... U of Tenn recommends Hill's Prescription L/D for LS dogs... they said it's the best thing one can do for them, short of surgery. |
Keeping Bella in my prayers. |
Sending out healing thoughts. |
I have an MVD dog that is now 12. Her initial BAT was over 93 pre and 107 post with ALT in the 300s. Testing on the day of a vaccine would invalidate the test results Testing a liver profile after eating and not after a fast would invalidate the results Testing BAT without following Dr Center protocol is not reliable IAMS low residue isn't a food that has ever been rec for my dog Lactulose seems overkill - Daisy has always been given amoxicillin and Marin and denosyl for flares Feel free to PM me if you need info. |
I honestly don't think those numbers look that bad......Of course I am not a vet, but it just does not sound like LS to me. I would go to another vet for a second opinion for sure. |
Sherry, I hope you get to the bottom of what is wrong with Bella. You have a wealth of good information/advice here on YT at your disposal. A good AAHA vet (like your new one is) should be able to get to the bottom of this without draining your wallet :hug: |
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Prayers for you and Bella. I read what Cathy and Linda said and that makes me feel better about this. I will keep checking back. Please update us when you can. |
I sure hope it isn't a liver shunt. I am so sorry you and Bella are going through this. Hopefully you will find out more information very soon. Prayers and hugs to you and Bella. |
Here's Tink's story... it's a long read but you have some time to kill... http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...g-results.html |
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