Kiwi is going to the O.C. to get a liver scan done! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Kiwiglaze · 09-19-2007, 10:56 AM

Kiwi's bile acid results came back a little high and so hubby and I are driving tonight from Fresno to the O.C., spending the night at a hotel, and dropping off Kiwi in the morning to get her liver scan done. It is a nuclear medicine scan where they give her a radioactive dye and see if she has a shunt or not. I would appreciate you sending Kiwi happy thoughts! Hopefully there is nothing wrong with her liver!

Ellie May · 09-19-2007, 02:08 PM

I hope everything turns out great.

Ellie might have to have one of those soon and I am not looking forward to it.

Jeri Cunningham · 09-19-2007, 02:20 PM

I sure hope everything turns out OK. Lots of happy thought coming your way

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Originally Posted by Kiwiglaze

Kiwi's bile acid results came back a little high and so hubby and I are driving tonight from Fresno to the O.C., spending the night at a hotel, and dropping off Kiwi in the morning to get her liver scan done. It is a nuclear medicine scan where they give her a radioactive dye and see if she has a shunt or not. I would appreciate you sending Kiwi happy thoughts! Hopefully there is nothing wrong with her liver!

MorkieAZ · 09-19-2007, 02:24 PM

Praying everythings works out fine for you and your little one.

Yorkiekids · 09-19-2007, 02:43 PM

Prayers that everything is going to be ok.

Yorkieluv · 09-19-2007, 02:48 PM

Praying for you guys!! What were her bile acid test results?

Izzy Princess · 09-19-2007, 04:06 PM

Ohio prayers going out to Kiwi.

AVERYxo · 09-19-2007, 04:11 PM

good luck!! we'll be thinking of you!! xo.
-where abouts in orange county do you have to go??

wemple2 · 09-19-2007, 04:28 PM

Hope all goes well for Kiwi, I'll keep her and you in my prayers. Please let us know how things turn out...wishing, hoping and praying...

Sharonandtink · 09-19-2007, 04:40 PM

I am praying that everything goes well with you and you baby.

sdasaro · 09-19-2007, 04:42 PM

God bless and good luck on the test. Please let me know what the indications are for this problem.

Kiwiglaze · 09-21-2007, 08:44 AM

Thanks to everyone for sending good thoughts Kiwi's way. She really appreciates it

! Hubby and I stayed Wednesday night in Anaheim and then dropped Kiwi off Thursday morning at Advanced Veterinary Medical Imaging in Tustin. We checked Kiwi in and they said that the actual test doesn't take that long, but that we couldn't pick her up until 5pm because she would still be radioactive until then!

Everyone said she did very well, but I won't know the results until this afternoon or maybe Monday. I am glad that the procedure is a painless one. She had no sedation or anesthesia, so when we picked her up she was completely fine and had absolutely no side effects!

Kiwi's pre meal blie acid test was 65.5 and the post meal was 23.0. My vet said that it was just high enough that she wanted to get the scan done. Kiwi seems healthy and has no trouble gaining weight. This was more for my peace of mind and so that I could go ahead and get her spayed without worry. My vet thinks she probably has mild MVD or something, but we both wanted the scan to be sure. So the next step would be if the scan comes back as no shunt, Kiwi would get spayed and while they were in there, they would do a liver biopsy to see what is going on with the liver and how bad it is. Then, we would proceed from there.

So, now is just the wait for the results. I hope they come back this afternoon...

Yorkiedaze · 09-21-2007, 09:15 AM

I will send prayers that she won't need surgery. Hugs and kisses to your baby from me. Bless her little heart!

Patti · 09-21-2007, 12:21 PM

Glad she's done with the test. Cali has mild MVD, no treatment needed and her Bile acid was 0/94 and the second one 0/45 or something like that. She had the liver biopsy to confirm the MVD. Sounds like if anythingit is very mild like Cali's.

Kiwiglaze · 09-21-2007, 12:56 PM

Yeah!!! The vet just called and the liver scan shows no shunt! Thanks for your support everyone! The vet thinks she has mild MVD. When she gets spayed, they will do a liver biopsy and confirm that. Whew! That is a relief to know she doesn't have to go through major surgery to repair a shunt.

09-19-2007, 10:56 AM	#1
Kiwiglaze Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 179	Kiwi is going to the O.C. to get a liver scan done! Kiwi's bile acid results came back a little high and so hubby and I are driving tonight from Fresno to the O.C., spending the night at a hotel, and dropping off Kiwi in the morning to get her liver scan done. It is a nuclear medicine scan where they give her a radioactive dye and see if she has a shunt or not. I would appreciate you sending Kiwi happy thoughts! Hopefully there is nothing wrong with her liver! __________________ Proud mom of Kiwi! ...and a new Biewer on the way!

09-19-2007, 02:08 PM	#2
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	I hope everything turns out great. Ellie might have to have one of those soon and I am not looking forward to it. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

09-19-2007, 02:43 PM	#5
Yorkiekids Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida Posts: 14,495	Prayers that everything is going to be ok. __________________ Susan, Piper ,Harley & Suiki

09-19-2007, 02:48 PM	#6
Yorkieluv Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 7,178	Praying for you guys!! What were her bile acid test results? __________________ Miko 's his Mommy

09-19-2007, 04:06 PM	#7
Izzy Princess Therapy Dog Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,635 Blog Entries: 1	Ohio prayers going out to Kiwi. __________________ Cynd, Izzy (Yorkie) & Cosmo (Biewer)(Secwetary & Charter Membwer of the Dirty FurKids Cwub)-Jusz say NO ta bein' cwean!)proud member of the *CrAzYcLu*B! ~The PINK club~SRC

09-19-2007, 02:24 PM	#4
MorkieAZ Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,276	Praying everythings works out fine for you and your little one.

09-19-2007, 04:11 PM	#8
AVERYxo Lovin' my Girlies!! Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orange County, CALIFORNIA Posts: 3,609	good luck!! we'll be thinking of you!! xo. -where abouts in orange county do you have to go?? __________________ Meg & my baby girls Avie & Gemma

09-19-2007, 04:28 PM	#9
wemple2 Wee Winston Wiggles Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kewanee, Illinois Posts: 9,666	Hope all goes well for Kiwi, I'll keep her and you in my prayers. Please let us know how things turn out...wishing, hoping and praying... __________________ As Ever, Kathy Intruducing Bentley Winston and Spencer: RIP My Sweet Angels

09-19-2007, 04:40 PM	#10
Sharonandtink Proud Alaskan Grandma! Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 1,174	I am praying that everything goes well with you and you baby. __________________ Sharon Paul RIP:Tinkerbell- Sept 1, 2004-Apr 23, 2008 Delilah Please Strive To Be A Positive Poster!!!

09-19-2007, 04:42 PM	#11
sdasaro Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 38	God bless and good luck on the test. Please let me know what the indications are for this problem.

09-21-2007, 08:44 AM	#12
Kiwiglaze Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 179	Thanks to everyone for sending good thoughts Kiwi's way. She really appreciates it ! Hubby and I stayed Wednesday night in Anaheim and then dropped Kiwi off Thursday morning at Advanced Veterinary Medical Imaging in Tustin. We checked Kiwi in and they said that the actual test doesn't take that long, but that we couldn't pick her up until 5pm because she would still be radioactive until then! Everyone said she did very well, but I won't know the results until this afternoon or maybe Monday. I am glad that the procedure is a painless one. She had no sedation or anesthesia, so when we picked her up she was completely fine and had absolutely no side effects! Kiwi's pre meal blie acid test was 65.5 and the post meal was 23.0. My vet said that it was just high enough that she wanted to get the scan done. Kiwi seems healthy and has no trouble gaining weight. This was more for my peace of mind and so that I could go ahead and get her spayed without worry. My vet thinks she probably has mild MVD or something, but we both wanted the scan to be sure. So the next step would be if the scan comes back as no shunt, Kiwi would get spayed and while they were in there, they would do a liver biopsy to see what is going on with the liver and how bad it is. Then, we would proceed from there. So, now is just the wait for the results. I hope they come back this afternoon... __________________ Proud mom of Kiwi! ...and a new Biewer on the way!

09-21-2007, 09:15 AM	#13
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 12,228	I will send prayers that she won't need surgery. Hugs and kisses to your baby from me. Bless her little heart!

09-21-2007, 12:21 PM	#14
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	Glad she's done with the test. Cali has mild MVD, no treatment needed and her Bile acid was 0/94 and the second one 0/45 or something like that. She had the liver biopsy to confirm the MVD. Sounds like if anythingit is very mild like Cali's. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

09-21-2007, 12:56 PM	#15
Kiwiglaze Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 179	Update! Kiwi doesn't have a shunt! Yeah!!! The vet just called and the liver scan shows no shunt! Thanks for your support everyone! The vet thinks she has mild MVD. When she gets spayed, they will do a liver biopsy and confirm that. Whew! That is a relief to know she doesn't have to go through major surgery to repair a shunt. __________________ Proud mom of Kiwi! ...and a new Biewer on the way!