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05-27-2007, 01:28 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Springdale AR
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| Need info about health problems...don't know where to go for answers! Sorry this is so long but am concerned about my baby........... I have a few questions about the symptoms and what to do........ My pupppy Dax 3 lbs (expected to be small), 4 months old, purebred yorkie with (supposedly) no hereditary history of liver shunt is having some strange symptoms that my vet is blaming on food allergies but I am not so sure. Dax was perfect, healthy until about 3 months and he had a sudden bout of massive diarrhea one night when I was at work. I had no Idea such a small dog could produce so much...he had gone from normal stool to pretty thin in less than 10 hours (no changes to diet). He acted fine however no other symptoms and was drinking and interested in eating but I still took him to the vet for possible hypoglycemia because he was shivering. The vet checked him out and did a fecal smear, he had a normal temp was acting normal but the vet said he had blood in his stool, a lot of bacteria, and no parasites. I took Dax home with an antibiotic and his stool returned to normal before the end of the day. When it came time to stop the meds, however, the diarrhea returned with a vengence. The vet this time gave him flagyl, mixed with pet tinic (vitamin), and a probiotic mixed with plain yougurt and suggested hamburger and rice diet if this did not help. He loved the yogurt but every time I tried to get him to take the vitamin he would throw up yellow bile looking liquid even though the meds were brown(sometimes even 4 hrs later) and refuse food and water sometimes all day, so after several attempts I stopped it and when the diarrhea returrned I put him on the hamburger and rice diet which resolved the diarrhea. The vet suggested I buy a pet vitamin supplement and mix into his food but that had the same result even in minute quantities. (I have heard that pups with liver shunt do not tolerate vitamins and some other meds well because they are not filtered properly. He has been on the hamburger and rice for a week now and he absolutely loves it (he's lying at my feet now on his blanket and has carried his bowl over from a little while ago so he can lick it lol ) so I am considering home cooking for him . Anyway everything appeared fine until last night when he had a staring episode, for a couple hours he kept looking at something that was not there. Even at bedtime, when he usually jumps right under the covers and goes to sleep when I get in bed, he just kept staring and could not be distracted even with favorite toys. I have also caught him licking the plaster on the wall? He appears healthy most of the time even though he still has occaisional diarrhea even on the diet. He also drinks a lot and urinates a lot. This is my first yorkie baby and I am hooked. I am puzzled, I have always had big dogs before with no health issues but I just want to make sure I am not missing out on anything. |
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05-27-2007, 02:15 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | Sorry to hear about your baby. Just to be safe I would have the vet to a Bile Acid test and blood work to make sure the liver and kidney's are ok. Good luck and keep us posted.
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05-27-2007, 02:31 PM | #3 |
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| It's so hard when we know something's wrong but don't know exactly what it is. I've been dealing with a similar situation. Hopefully you have a good vet who will start "ruling things out" and in a timely fashion you will get to the bottom of little Dax's symptoms. Unfortunately, several different conditions can have very similar symptoms. I'm praying for Dax, and you. It's gut wrenching. I would do "search" on this forum to get as much info as you can. Arm yourself with research and information. Good Luck, please keep us updated on how he's doing.
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05-27-2007, 04:04 PM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando
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| Second opinion... Perhaps a second opinion is in order. When our dog Sophie (golden retriever) started limping several years ago, the vet told us it was arthritis. We took her to a specialist (we're lucky to have an excellent vet specialist practice not far from us) and she was diagnosed with cancer and treated properly. I would opt for a second opinion if the condition doesn't clear up soon. |
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