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In a message dated 12/23/2011 4:44:43 A.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Kathleen. Thank you for the info and I am sorry to hear that your baby has it. She was tested and it only showed that her liver readings were border line. I did do a lot of research on liver shunt and asked 2 different Vets that checked her out and took different blood test and they both agreed that she didn't have liver shunt. Although, I am seriously beginning to wonder. Maybe it is just a matter of time, before another test would come back positive. She is doing so much better yesterday and today. She isn't sleeping as much and is doing zoomies, very little smelling odd things and she didn't bang her head today. She is still very wriggly on my lap, but it I give her a gentle 'stop it and take it easy' and she calms down. I have been slowly increasing her new kibble that has a lower protein and fat and maybe that is helping. You know, I am beginning to think that seizures are only a symptom of a more serious problem, like liver shunt. So most of the meds are only to control the seizures and not the underlying cause of it. I am trying to hold off as much as possible, and I think that the diet is the most crucial factor to consider. Lower protein and no people food, except veggies. I didn't even give her a little egg and cheese this week. The girls love an occasional egg and some times bits of American cheese. I am glad that she does like the milkbones, at least she knows that she is getting some thing special. Is your Cait overweight? Gigi seems to be doomed to stay at the 7 pound mark when she should be a little under the 6 pound mark. I often wonder if her being border line with the liver has something to do with her not loosing that extra pound. Even in the summer with being on only a 1/3 cup of kibble, split into two meals and only 1 milkbone split into 2 treats per day, and all the walking that we did, she still didn't loose an ounce. Please post more often Kathleen and keep me updated on ca it and let me know if the diet and meds are really working. Feel free to email me privately if you want to. Wishing ca it the best! How about a pic? I would love to see one. Peggy -------Original Message------- From: _isabelladams_ (mailto:[email protected]) Date: 12/23/2011 12:02:54 AM To: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Gigi & Seizures-Valerie I haven't been on this group in awhile and was just checking in. I saw the posts about Gigi. One of my dogs was just diagnosed with a liver shunt. Gigi's behavior and seizures sure sound similar to a liver problem. Especially the head pressing etc. and you've noticed that high protien is a problem. Sadly this can run in Chi's. But, it is treatable and sometimes operable. My Cait has this and recently started taking a form of Keppra. Combined with perscription diet, I think it is helping. You may want to have your vet run a bile acid test (for some reason most vets don't look for this disease). I wish you the best in getting Gigi help. I know how frustrating it can be to figure out what is wrong... Kathleen --- In [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) , Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> wrote: > > Well she doesn't go out in the winter at all. It has been way to cold here > in NY. I thought o f the heat too, but that didn't make any sense to me > because, how and why would heat affect a dog to have seizures? Especially a > chi that loves the heat. > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Valerie Mockett > Date: 12/19/2011 8:55:41 PM > To: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Gigi & Seizures-Valerie > > > Yes, I did think maybe the weather. The heater on or maybe something that > fall off the trees this time of year. I have lots of palm trees at my house > and all the dogs eat the berries that fall of the tree this time of year. > > Valerie > > > > On Dec 19, 2011, at 4:32 PM, Nancy <unicorn6328@...> wrote: >
