Becky going for ct scan for dx of liver shunt:(

[Lolasmom1211]

Uggg - $800, that ALOT! Check with the surgeon that will be doing her surgery. Ask how many he / she has done - remember, you are paying for this and you have the right to ask. Make sure you feel comfotable with the Dr. At some point, when you feel comfortable with the Dr., etc., you have to have faith! I had lots of tears and sleepless nights where I just worried about Lola, but I knew I had to do something.....Becky is lucky to have you as her mama, to have you fighting for her....

[aksm4]

Originally Posted by Lolasmom1211

Uggg - $800, that ALOT! Check with the surgeon that will be doing her surgery. Ask how many he / she has done - remember, you are paying for this and you have the right to ask. Make sure you feel comfotable with the Dr. At some point, when you feel comfortable with the Dr., etc., you have to have faith! I had lots of tears and sleepless nights where I just worried about Lola, but I knew I had to do something.....Becky is lucky to have you as her mama, to have you fighting for her....

ohhh and what i fight it has been !!!! im exhausted and i will fight until the end for her that is how much she means to me she is everything to me !!!! is recovery long??? did they use ameroid my vet told me every case is different and some reject the ameroid ???? so it depends ??? i just want her to be happy and healthy little girl <3 does your lola eat normal foods now??? she grea after surgery ?

[Lolasmom1211]

Originally Posted by aksm4

So lola had her surgery 4 years ago and she is fine i have heard horror stories !!! like seizures after etc.... many dont make it (((

No, never any seizures or side effects from the surgery. We never even had to take the pain meds after about 3 days. Lola did great. I feel very fortunate that things went as well as they did. I was very lucky - lucky that I could take her and lucky that things went well. You have to do the best you can do - and it sounds like that is what you are doing. Like I said before, she's lucky to have you!

[Lolasmom1211]

Originally Posted by aksm4

ohhh and what i fight it has been !!!! im exhausted and i will fight until the end for her that is how much she means to me she is everything to me !!!! is recovery long??? did they use ameroid my vet told me every case is different and some reject the ameroid ???? so it depends ??? i just want her to be happy and healthy little girl <3 does your lola eat normal foods now??? she grea after surgery ?

They did use the ameroid constrictor and it worked great. I was careful with recovery because I was so scared, I tried to keep her very still for the first couple of weeks - no jumping, no stairs. My little male is allergic to everything so he is on a hyperallergenic food, Royal CaninHP, and the vet (new vet!) said Lola could also eat that. It's just too hard to feed them separate food and she loves it, so she eats that. She can eat normal food, but I usually don't let her. I'm still very careful about what they eat and keep her on this HP kibble.

[aksm4]

Originally Posted by Lolasmom1211

They did use the ameroid constrictor and it worked great. I was careful with recovery because I was so scared, I tried to keep her very still for the first couple of weeks - no jumping, no stairs. My little male is allergic to everything so he is on a hyperallergenic food, Royal CaninHP, and the vet (new vet!) said Lola could also eat that. It's just too hard to feed them separate food and she loves it, so she eats that. She can eat normal food, but I usually don't let her. I'm still very careful about what they eat and keep her on this HP kibble.

my moms dog is a shi tzu and she has severe allergies and is on z/d hills prescription diet ......its soy based tried but Becky hates it !!! right now we are not liking anything i just gave her some mashed white rice and cottage cheese forced of course lately everything is forc fed to her or she would be dead (((( did your Lola go through this also ????

[Lolasmom1211]

Originally Posted by aksm4

my moms dog is a shi tzu and she has severe allergies and is on z/d hills prescription diet ......its soy based tried but Becky hates it !!! right now we are not liking anything i just gave her some mashed white rice and cottage cheese forced of course lately everything is forc fed to her or she would be dead (((( did your Lola go through this also ????

Yes, because the way it was explained to me is that because of the shunt, after she eats, the blood is not filtered through the liver, thus the toxins remain in the blood and ultimately poison her. I know I'm simplifying the process, but that is the simple way of putting what is happeneing to them. My daughter is an Emergency Medicine Physician and explained it to me in terms than even I understood! So, that is why some babies get dizzy, some get nauseous, and have poor hair growth. When we feed them, it's like poisoning them...it makes them feel sick so they don't want to eat - a sort of self preservation, I guess. Sounds awful, huh. After she told me that, I knew I had to do something for Lola, no matter what!

[aksm4]

Originally Posted by Lolasmom1211

Yes, because the way it was explained to me is that because of the shunt, after she eats the blood is not filtered through the liver, thus the toxins remain in the blood and ultimately poison her. I know I'm simplifying the process, but that is the simple way of putting what is happeneing to them. My daughter is an Emergency Medicine Physician and explained it to me in terms than even I understood! So, that is why some get dizzy, some get nauseous, and they have poor hair growth. When we feed them, it's like poisoning them...it makes them feel sick so they don't want to eat - a sort of self preservation, I guess. Sounds awful, huh. After she told me that, I knew I had to do something for Lola, no matter what!

oh dear sounds real yuk , so after Lola had her surgery did she get her apetite back and eats on her own???? she is back to like she never had anything wrong??? sounds hopeful ))))

[Lolasmom1211]

Originally Posted by aksm4

oh dear sounds real yuk , so after Lola had her surgery did she get her apetite back and eats on her own???? she is back to like she never had anything wrong??? sounds hopeful ))))

Yes, she eats on her own now. I never, ever worry about her eating. She has gained weight - she is still small, about 4 lbs, but so active and full of life. She runs and plays and twirls and is a mess! It took her a while to start eating because I think it was still a habit, but just a couple of weeks. It was not overnight. I still worry about her because she thinks she is about 30 lbs and can do anything.

[aksm4]

Originally Posted by Lolasmom1211

Yes, she eats on her own now. I never, ever worry about her eating. She has gained weight - she is still small, about 4 lbs, but so active and full of life. She runs and plays and twirls and is a mess! It took her a while to start eating because I think it was still a habit, but just a couple of weeks. It was not overnight. I still worry about her because she thinks she is about 30 lbs and can do anything.

would have to force feed her also ??? oh did they spay her along with the shunt surgery is this routine???? thank you so very much you are really giving me hope

[Lolasmom1211]

Originally Posted by aksm4

would have to force feed her also ??? oh did they spay her along with the shunt surgery is this routine???? thank you so very much you are really giving me hope

No, after surgery I never had to worry about feeding her. I worried constantly before surgery. They did spay her during the shunt surgery and took her baby teeth out. I did not want to pay to have her put under anesthetia twice. And it seemed safer to do it all at once. I did not want to put her "under" any more than necessary. When is your appointment?

[aksm4]

Originally Posted by Lolasmom1211

No, after surgery I never had to worry about feeding her. I worried constantly before surgery. They did spay her during the shunt surgery and took her baby teeth out. I did not want to pay to have her put under anesthetia twice. And it seemed safer to do it all at once. I did not want to put her "under" any more than necessary. When is your appointment?

im calling tomorrow the internist should get in this week for ct scan with angio and internist i pray its good news , you just never know ??? all i mean all her blood work is normal only high bile acid ??? has my vets so stunned...... when she did her bile acids in September she had an infection and on antibiotic ??? my vet sometimes that could mess up bile acids ??? i know im dreaming but i guess im ready for wtv ...... my bond with Becky is the closest i have evr experienced with any animal .....

[Lolasmom1211]

Got to go run some errands...keep us posted. I'll keep checking in on you. I know what your are going through and it is AWFUL - but you will get through it. I'm sending thoughts and prayers and big yorkie hugs and kisses from Texas! Don't give up on her - it's all worth it!

[aksm4]

Originally Posted by Lolasmom1211

Got to go run some errands...keep us posted. I'll keep checking in on you. I know what your are going through and it is AWFUL - but you will get through it. I'm sending thoughts and prayers and big yorkie hugs and kisses from Texas! Don't give up on her - it's all worth it!

thank you so very much , you are so amazing !! )

[Lolasmom1211]

Checking on Becky today. Did you speak with the Dr? Just thinking about you and your little one.....

[aksm4]

Hello we went to internal medicine today , yes she is being checked for Addisons disease if that comes back negative next week we are going to ct scan for liver and she was put on lactulose and metrodizanole today and we see if she gets better in the next few days .......