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Liver shunt - help! Hi! My name is Raquel and my little dog's name is Toto. We both live in Orlando but our hometown is Venezuela. I rescued Toto around a year ago from abusive owners and he is now currently 2 years old and 2.9 pounds. Lately, he was unable to walk properly and without falling down and became more lethargic than usual, but the vet did not know what was wrong with him. After some research and talking with yorkie rescuers, I decided to ask for a bile acid test. It turns out that the results were high and apparently he had liver shunt. He did not tell me what type of liver shunt he had and gave me an antibiotic (amoxicilin) and another medicine called lactulose, plus a can of hill's liver desease food. I would like to take him to a specialist, but since I am new here, I really need a recommendation. I would appreciate if anyone with some experience with this desease could contact me and further talk about my options, tips and maybe recommend a new vet. Thanks for reading :) Here is a video of Toto before he got really sick. :animal-pa |
Hey Raquel! Its Lesley from the yorkie meetup. I'm glad you made it here. You will gain a lot of knowledge here...I hope Toto gets better soon. Love the video..he is too stinkin cute. I found this link on my vet's website. Perhaps you could start with an internal medicine specialist. Affiliated Veterinary Specialists : Veterinarian Services | Internal Medicine | Animal Hospital |
Also, if you do some searches on here you'll find many threads that might be helpful. Here is one. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...-value-up.html |
Hey!!! thank you! good to see you here! Thank you for recommending this site! |
Don't forget to check your other thread. There are quite a few responses. |
What an adorable video!! I love his independent spirit .. swimming..tagging along :) No doubt you will get outstanding advice on where to take him. I do hope he's feeling better soon.. try not to worry too much mom (not sure if that's possible but it sounds good). |
Sending prayers for little Toto, and hoping he's feeling better soon. The video is absolutely precious!! |
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