I am so sorry that you are going through all of this, it has to be so stressful. After reading Dr. Sharon Center's lecture notes from her lecture at the YTCA specialty this year in New York I would not recommend anything until you do a Protein C Test. This is the cheapest and the least invasive next step with very accurate results. If her Protein C comes back normal you know she has MVD and if it comes back abnormal then it would indicate a shunt.
If you want her lecture notes I would be happy to e-mail them to you, just pm me your e-mail address. You could then forward them to your vet.
An ultrasound if negative will still keep you wondering but with the Protein C test there is no wondering, you get an answer right away.
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