Originally Posted by Hinknet (Post 4382596)

I am submitting this to you in the event that these bouts start to reoccur. They generally take a week or two to subside but can worsen in time. I have a soon to be 7 year old Yorkie named Mischa. Previously I owned a male Yorkie who has passed. My male Yorkie, Miles, did not have any intestinal problems. Mischa, however, is a different story. She has had gastrointestinal issues since she was one year old. The symptoms, somewhat common in this breed, should be evaluated to find a possible trigger or root cause. These symptoms can include, vomiting, loose stool, diarrhea, refusal to eat or drink, excessive drinking, constant sleeping, lethargy, blood in stool, bleeding from rectum. We have made many trips to our very competent vet as well as several to a veterinary emergency hospital for specialized treatment. These bouts would occur once or twice a year. It breaks your heart. The diagnoses over the first years were food allergy, gastroenteritis and possible pancreatitis. The last bout which took place in December 2013 was the most serious so far and more extensive testing was conducted by specialists at the veterinary hospital where she was admitted for three days. The final diagnosis was inflammatory bowel disease, IBD (common to Yorkies) this resulted in the bleeding and triggered pancreatitis or vice-versa. Testing over the years included specialized blood tests, stool analysis, ultrasound, endoscopy and biopsy. Treatment during recovery at the vet's office or in the hospital is too lengthy to post here but diet is very very important. Mischa has been on a veterinary diet for years and will continue a veterinary guided diet of very low fat food. Currently, Royal Canin Hypoallergenic PV(venison and potato). Preventive meds are famotidine (pepsid) and prednisone. Regular checkups and blood-work to track certain levels is also very important. Mischa is fine now but the bouts may return.With proper treatment and diet they should be much lower in intensity and more easily controlled. There you have it. Hopefully, this was a one-time thing for Kiki. However, should it return in the future, you are now better armed to identify symptoms and have more in depth discussions with your vet.