Thank you all so much for the prayers and support with my little one. We spent the day at Auburn but we did get an answer. First of all, no shunts. That was the big thing. The parents had been bile acid tested several years ago but I knew if she had a shunt, then I had four more 8 week old girls with possibility of shunts and that would be beyond belief. She does have an inflamed pancreas and has to be on meds and special diet for 3 months. She is not a big eater anyway so I know it will be fun getting her to eat special food. She was the second puppy that the specialist had seen with pancreatic problems at her age. The bloodwork and results of the ultrasound done by the vets in Dothan were sent to Auburn and at the end of the day the specialist said my local vets should have been alerted by the bloodwork to the possibility of a pancreatic problem; however, since it is rare he eliminated everthing he could possibly think would cause her symptoms first. Doesnt give me a lot of confidence in my local vets. He thought it was caused by a virus and that had been the initial problem with her throwing up and her diarrhea. She had lost down to 1 lb. exactly. She wasn't big to start with but from 1 lb. 6 oz. to 1 lb. and that is a big loss for her. We have to poke the food down her if necessary. The Intern told me her little feet hadnt touched the floor from 10 a.m. until we picked her up at 5 p.m. She is very loving and they had passed her around all day. She slept all the way home last night.

Again, thanks so much for the encouragement. You guys are great.