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Millyo8

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  1. I am not stressed about a second op as it won't be so big, just to tighten it more and get it to close completely. Yes he said as the blood starts to go through the liver it will grow. It was heaven to have her back and last night she wouldn't sleep in her basket but snuggled into me just like a little baby!
  2. She's home! Ate breakfast in hospital and had lunch and dinner at home, Mr Hills food of course. Has to stay on Amoxil and Laculose until I take her back to Sydney in 2months time when she will have another CT scan to see how far the shunt has closed. She was so happy to be reunited with sister Poppy the Lhasa Apsos. I am the happiest of all. Sydney Uni is fantastic.
  3. Even though the shunts were different it looks like Milly will have to have the 2nd operation like your dog did. The surgeon rang and said she will come off the pain relievers tonight, she's eating well - no more vomiting! Has to go back in a few weeks but he said it will be a couple of months before he can see how far it has closed. He has left a big stitch so he will know where to open her and it won't be a big operation the 2nd time. Home in the morning, I am so excited!
  4. Thankyou and she comes home tomorrow!
  5. Hey again. The surgeon just rang and Milly is doing well. She was eating yesterday after the surgery and has eaten this morning! He will ring again tomorrow to confirm when she can come home. Soooo Happy!!!
  6. I'll let you know as soon as I hear from the surgeon. But yesterday she had woken from the surgery and was fine.
  7. Update on Milly. Milly had her shunt operation today. She wasn't stabalising so they decided it was better sooner rather than later to operate. She had the CT scan with dye this morning and then went straight to surgery. She has a very large shunt and they don't know if they will be able to completely close it. She may have more surgery later. The Surgeon will ring me tomorrow and if she is okay she will come home on Thursday. I want to thank all of you who posted it really made me feel more confident and feel encouraged to go for the surgery.
  8. Jules, I am listening to everyone and have taken your advice. Milly was vomiting every night but I am now feeding her more often but with much smaller meals. She is probably eating a bit less but she is no longer vomiting and I reckon she is better off.
  9. Thankyou for being so generous with your information. I feel confident with my surgeon he hasn't been here very long and came from the Bristol University where he was doing at least one shunt a week so is very experienced. He is going to monitor her when I get to Sydney and I am sure he won't operate if he has any doubts. When we saw him last time he had such a lovely manner and was so gentle with her.
  10. That is wonderful. I wonder if because your dog is bigger that they could operate? I was told if they find an intraheptic shunt they will not operate. One because it is a difficult op but also because those shunts tend to regrow. I rang the Surgeon yesterday and I am to take her down to Sydney Uni on the 13th to have the CT scan on Tuesday morning and if it is an external shunt she will be operated on that afternoon. The Dr wanted her to be stable and in tip top condition for about a month but it is just not happening. Yesterday was the first day for a week that she hasn't vomited. At the moment she is bright in herself and I am just hoping she stays that way for the next week. I am so happy I have had these positive replies. I felt as if we were the only ones going through this. Was it a long recovery for your dog? Do they expect the operation to have cured her/him?
  11. Jans you have given me such hope. I was trying to remember how long she has to be stable and I think they said 4 weeks. I will see how she is if she is still okay after the next two weeks.Radioactive dye wasn't offered. Maybe Melbourne is further advanced. She has had 2 ultra sounds with no sign of the shunt but the blood tests say Yes she has one. There is a chance it is internal shunts but they say they will find it with a C/T scan. When she was first on Hills she was fine for 6 weeks before she crashed so I missed a window of opportunity then. Dislikes the kibble but has mostly liked Hills cans. Having read the ingredients can't understand why any self respecting dog would eat it! I may ask you more questions as we progress.
  12. It was lovely to hear from you. I believe Dr. Landon has been replaced by Dr Alberto Gines who we saw in June. He had just taken the position and came out from England. He was quite experienced having done a shunt operation every week. His photo is on their website. I am trying to get Milly well enough to go back to him. She actually started eating again on Saturday and yesterday and this morning she actually ate from the plate herself. I have been having to put each piece of Hills in her mouth. She vomited a lot last night but I suspect after not eating much she suddenly ate too much. I will watch out for that today. May I ask what breed your dog is? Does she eat Hills l/s or now on other food? Can you tell me how long she was in Hospital etc?
  13. Oops I made a big mistake. Yes Metrogyl Is an antibiotic but works differently than the Amoxil.
  14. Apart from 3 local Vets the Vets at Sydney University okay this Diet.
  15. Metrogyl is not an antibiotic and the Vet said it was okay to take with the Amoxil. I just hope there is an improvement this time. Yes Milly loved l/d at first but has lost interest. I am going to make up the home made diet again and see if I can get her interested in food again. Ifound that once I had the ingredients lined up I was able to make it up quite quickly. Instead of the beef I use chicken as that is what she prefers. I only made it with beef once. I just looked up Liver Shunt Diet and found the recipe and this is it:- www.vet.utk.edu/clinical/sacs/shunt/Liver_diet.pdf I couldn't find corn oil so used rice oil. My Vet checked it out and was quite happy with it. Milly had lots of things going on for most of her life but the local Vet wasn't experienced in shunts and I suppose her symptoms were somewhat vague. I did keep telling him I believed she had a bladder problem and she was going to the toilet too often. He tested her for diabetes which came back clear but as soon as she was given antibiotics it cleared up for awhile. She always had periods of vomiting up her food and not wanting to eat. When she was about two she went off her food and got so sick she was on a drip in the hospital for a few days. When she goes off her food she loses weight very quickly and because she is small she can't afford to. I can't go out and leave her for too long as I need to feed her and she will only eat when I put each piece in her mouth. My other dog Poppy has an 'itch' and is on cortisone which makes her so hungry so I can't leave food out for Milly as Poppy would eat it. Milly doesn't like the dry food very much and will only eat 2/3 pieces of kibble at a time. By the way their photos are in my Profile.
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