Tibbe's BAT Test Abnormal and Levels High!!!

[MomtoJasper]

Sounds like Tibbe is pretty smart knowing how to get those treats. Lol When I get Jasper a treat now he automatically "sits" before I have a chance to say it. So....going to move on ti the next trick. Haven't decided on which one though.

A book would be great...id buy it and read it!!!

Hope you both sleep well and big man feels tons better tomorrow!!

[Connie]

Such good news to hear that Tibbe is feeling better, and that also makes you feel better. Thinking of you and Tibbe and praying he recover fully!

[MomtoJasper]

Just looking for an update on you and Tibbe this morning. Hope you both slept good and that he feels better this morning.

[sandy simpson]

Had to check my mail before my walk to see how Tibbe is doing. I hope you both have a beautiful day! Healing prayers over Tibbe to continue getting better.

[Verbena]

Checking to see how Tibbe is this morning. Hugs

[MandiesMom]

Originally Posted by MyDearSam

Aww. So glad Tibbe is feeling better! How are your sniffles? Hopefully you can get on an effective treatment path for him and he won't have to go through any more episodes like he's had this week.

Seriously, you should write a book on training methods! The way you explain things makes it seem like the most hopeless pet parent can mold their little one's behavior - instead of the other way around!

You really do explain this stuff so well! Thank you for that explanation. I will start trying. You mentioned "catch the act" or something like that...that is exactly how I taught Shelby - he just was pawing at me and I stuck my hand up in the air and hit is paw. I said, "High Five! Good Boy!"

So, I get what you are saying.

How is Tibbe Boy doing this Saturday morning?

[Wylie's Mom]

Just wanting to drop off some love and hugs, and positive thoughts.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Thank you all again for the support and caring!!! Tibbs isn't feeling that well this morning, not playing, ears out to the sides, tail out straight behind instead of up but at least not clamped down. He's just lying around and looking sad. I haven't seen his little Yorkie devil fire in his eyes in a week or more. He had his morning dose of Metronidazole but wouldn't eat a thing afterward. Finally I soaked 1/5 cup of the Hill's I/D GI kibble in water and then microwaved it about 4 minutes of so, cooled it and put about a teaspoonful on a little plate. About 9:40 am he went and ate that himself - first time he's eaten without handfeeding in days! Back to bed for him and then about two hours later, he ate almost the entire rest of the 1/5 cup of kibble all on his own and back to bed. He's not drunk any water except what he got in his food so watching that. Vitals/gums ok. I still haven't observed a poo but I know he's done one as his tummy gets very rounded out and firm when he's constipated. It's been so cold I will step back into the Utility Porch when he goes out and that must be when he does his biz. But he's easy to diagnose when he's constipated from that tummy.

I don't hear any gas or tummy sounds so I'm guessing it's his disease and/or the Metro that is making him so lethargic. He's got his strength, comes up and down his doggie steps normally and still barks when I say "garbage truck" and jumps to the back of the couch against the den window sill barking and growling but lies back down after a while. I've just made him some more microwaved kibble for later and we'll just take it easy today and see what happens.

I've got some reading to do today, tomorrow and Monday that lisaly/Lisa suggested from the University of Tennessee's College of Veterinary Medicine website all about shunts, MVD, etc. She's been doing a lot of research on all this and reading and amazed me with all that she knows about these disease processes! And her Katie doesn't even have it - she's just educating herself on it all! She just had all this information ready to go for me out of the blue! She totally astounded me.

I am scared to know all about it but really can't wait to learn how these disease processes work and hope that by the time we get the scintigraphy results, I can know about what they will probably show and can know about what the vets will be telling me. I have dreaded the day that I had to learn all about this but now's the time. Thank you again, Lisa, for the excellent links to the highly credible and authoritative source material I need to read! You saved me at the very least hours and hours of searching and reading. And how would I know for the longest time which sites had the most widely-recognized and peer-reviewed articles, literature and research reports? It would take days. My eyes would be done for and I'd still be searching.

I will post those website links here later myself so YT will have these links, too, even though maybe one or more of them have been posted before in other threads sometime. That way anyone reading this or Tibbe's other thread with a pup they suspect is having similar problems can read all this excellent information too from vets doing what sounds like the most respected work and research in the field.

[dottiesyrky]

So sorry little Tibbe is not having a good day today. The good news is that he is eating, even if his appetite isn't the best, and hydrated. He is still reacting to things that annoy him, trucks etc, so still has plenty of spark, and is so so much better than last week before the vet visit.
He is still sick with something and I wonder what it was that perked him up so much after the vet visit? The Metro could be making him a little off color and possibly nauseated. Perhaps a shot of Cerenia may improve his tummy?
The roller coaster you are on now is very distressing for you and Tibbe, but the scintigraphy test hopefully will allow a definite diagnosis so that he can be successfully treated.
You are such a great and attentive Mom and nowhere could the little guy get better nursing and love.
It was nice of Lisa to do all that research about the diseases to save you the task of finding it out. I can see that reading all about the issue can be daunting also, but understanding the disease process is important....and knowledge is power! I know that you would want to know all so you could better care for Tibbe.
Thoughts and prayers for Tibbe and you, and may he soon be on the way to his healthy self again.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Have read 4 of Lisa's links and am shaking like a leaf. Have looked up endless illustrations to try to get a visual, too, of each of these formations, etc. Can't really find a good illustration of a cross-section of the liver with polysystemic shunts yet though. Going to rest my eyes and hold my Tibbe.

[sandy simpson]

You are doing an amazing job taking care of Tibbe. You will learn so much from this experience and you will be able to help others going through this same tough time. Bless you for sharing with us and keeping us posted even though you must be so tired and upset over sweet Tibbe. I hope all will get better real soon.

[spiritwings1202]

praying for Tibbe, I am so sorry that you are going through this, I am keeping you on my prayer list.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Well, I finished reading all of the links Lisa sent and even did some more searching and reading and looking at lots of illustrations. Have a pretty good basic understanding of shunt/MVD, etc., signs/SX., diagnostic techniques, treatments, etc. That is scary and horrible reading but I needed to know it.

ANYONE WHO BREEDS YORKIES WITHOUT GETTING BAT's ON PARENTS IS RISKING THEM AND ALL THEIR PUPPIES AND SHOULD BE ASHAMED. At least that's how is seems to me right now from what I've read and the misery I've seen with Tibbe. And I now know there are acquired shunts and all that - but it sounds as if the majority of these diseases in the majority of Yorkies come from poor breeding practices, one of which is failing to properly test their breeders.

[Maximo]

I'm sorry to hear Tibbe isn't feeling well today. It's impossible not to worry when it comes to any health problem, but take comfort in knowing that there are so many pups here who have been successfully treated for shunt, MVD, and related issues. When do you go for the scintography?

Sending gentle hugs to your little boy.

[MomtoJasper]

I'm also sorry Tibbe isn't feeling well today. You set such a good example for all of us. I haven't been here long, but I can tell you have a heart of gold and love your little boy with all you have. I am continuing to pray for both of you. Hugs!