Well I've recently found out that Daisy has experienced FSF... while I did research the breed when I planned to buy the dog I didnt realise this was such a huge thing (plus the books I bought were from the 80's and I think it was not researched back then). Even when she had two unexplained fevers about three months ago I assumed she had just eaten some weeds or something in the back yard. (I believe now it may have been the stress of moving house that brought on the FSF)
So I was spectating at a show a few weeks back and bought a new Sharpei book which I was reading the other night and come across FSF. I was just so sad and started crying and of course Daisy was jumping all over me madly, what she didnt realise is I was sad that I could have lost her at just a few months old and that I could still loose her to Amyloidosis.
I called the local vet today to talk about it and while they have to give you a bleak outlook because they dont want to get your hopes up I feel like Daisy may have a short life which is hard to imagine because she is perfectly fine now but there may be a silent killer working inside her body destroying her organs. We are going to start with a urine sample to see if that shows anything and then from there if nothing abnormal comes up I think we will just have to see if she had any more episodes and then rush her off for injections.
Also sad was that I had intended to breed her as she is beautiful with a great temperment and no eye problems (you can see pics in the intro section) after we worked on getting her a title in the show ring but I do not want to increase the horrible statistics of SFS in Sharpei which i believe is at around 23%.
As Daisy is an only dog in a no child home you can imagine how attached I am, she is my 'baby' and still only 8 1/2 months old.
Have any of the Sharpei owners on here experienced fatal cases of FSF or swollen hock? How was it diagnosed? How was it treated/prevented? And to what age did your dear friend live?
