Our question this week was:My 2 year old female mini schnauzer has pancreatitis. We just brought her home after having to stay at the vet hospital for 3 days. She is not overweight and we never fed her table scraps because I was aware that this breed is susceptible to this condition. We also found out from her x-ray, that she only has a portion of her liver. She was born that way. Her x-rays have been sent to a specialist out of town because my vet has never seen this before. We do not know if she even has half of her liver. The vet did say that this is a genetic defect (health problem). Ten days prior to my dog getting sick and having to be hospitalized, our other miniature schnauzerMinature Schnauzers BookThe miniature schnauzer, which has been a distinct breed since 1899, derives from the standard and giant schnauzers that originated in Germany more th... had the exact same symptoms (vomiting and ears back). She was sick in the morning, then fine the rest of the day, then late that night, she started vomiting again. I called the vet; the on-call vet I spoke with was not concerned. I slept with my dog all night, when I woke up with her, she had already died. She was just over a year, very healthy, had all of her shots, and had never been sick before. We do not know why she died, and could not afford an autopsy. The breeder had no interest in having one done. We cannot prove her cause of death, but now that our other dog is sick, we cannot help wonder if her problem was genetic as well. Both dogs are from the same parents, different litters. The breeder seems to be doing her best to avoid us, but that's a whole other issue. If you can provide us with any expertise or input we would truly appreciate it. We are absolutely devastated that we lost our baby and now face the possibility of losing the other. We do not believe that their health problems are coincidence. The breeder suggested that perhaps a raven flew over our backyard and dropped something toxic that our deceased dog ate, causing her death. Any comments that you can send would truly be of great help. Thank you,Karla
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