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02-20-2007, 05:18 AM | #16 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I am so sorry about that but hopeully they can get her back to health. Cali has a mild internal Liver Shunt that you can't surgically fix and she is just on a lower protein diet. I will keep your puppy in my prayers. Keep us posted.
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02-20-2007, 05:40 AM | #17 | |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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I'm pretty sure you're talking about 1,000, it is dependent of the extent of the shunt. There is also Dr Susan Centers. She is now working on finding a DNA marker for the Shunt.
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02-20-2007, 10:23 PM | #18 |
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| Oh poor baby! And poor you! Please keep us posted on her condition and what is next for her. You guys are in my prayers!!
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02-20-2007, 11:43 PM | #19 | |
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1. You caught it! 2. Veterinary medicine has come a long ways and there are many stories of successful corrective procedures. Just make sure you take her to a doctor who has a lot of experiance with Liver Shunts. Not all docs are trained or experianced with this condition. I wish you both the best and hope she gets back to her self soon.
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02-21-2007, 12:07 AM | #20 |
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| I am sorry to hear about your baby.
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02-21-2007, 10:13 PM | #21 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tennessee
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| I am so sorry, I will be keeping you and your baby in my prayers. |
02-22-2007, 08:10 AM | #22 |
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| So, sorry! Hopefully it will be mild and treatable. Hugs!
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02-22-2007, 08:40 AM | #23 |
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| Liver Shunt is what I thought as sooon as you said she was walking into things. I'm so sorry. i hope the breeder will compensate you. I know at five months old you love your baby but you shouldn't have to bear all the costs. |
02-24-2007, 08:09 PM | #24 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Florida
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| Your Baby Hi Shannon, So sorry to hear about your little one. I agree we see to many Yorkies with LS. I just wanted to tell you that I know of many that have had surgery and done just fine. Also it will help your baby if you give a low protien diet. And as special laxitive that keeps them with soft stools. This is real important for the liver babies. I have been told that the Univeristy of Tennissee is one of the best places for surgery and they do this often on Yorkies. There is also to groups on Yahoo that are for Yorkies with liver shunt. You may want to check them out, I think they could give you a lot of information. If you are interested in these groups and have any trouble finding them you can contact me at my email address and I will be happy to give them to you. Learning how to care for them and the diet is so important but I do know many that have done well. Best of luck to you and look forward to seeing updates on your little one. Nell |
02-24-2007, 08:28 PM | #25 |
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| I'm so sorry to hear of your baby having a liver shunt. Bless her heart...and yours too! When I read your first post, my first thought was liver shunt too. I hope and pray it can be fixed with surgery and she'll be as good as new! I've read many success stories on LS babies! Hugs to you!
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02-25-2007, 07:52 AM | #26 |
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| It cost us $350 for the ultra sound. Could not see an outside shunt. If they did, it would have been $4500 for surgery. Right now we are doing diet.
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02-26-2007, 07:48 AM | #27 |
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| A good group to join for LS is on Yahoo http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/L...d_MVD_Support/
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