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Originally Posted by sadiesamie  we are thinking thats what we want to do. it's just that a vet visit for samie is hard on her with her ct issues. He may want to do xrays of her liver also. i am worried how she will do there. But i also don't want her to be on liver med if she doesn't need. Do you know if Ursidiol is a med or a supplement? I have it but i have not given it to her until i know more about it.
she wanted to do the biopsy but even everyone on YT said it's too soon. But then she says yeah i know cost is always an issue for everyone (pertaining to the liver biopsy) then she says if we want to stop feeding the canned Wellness and continue the Denamarin and retest in another month. I don't want samie to be on med if she does not need it. I would prefer going to see the specialist w/o samie or just pay for a consult over the phone. The xrays may not show anything. Someone on here had xrays and the liver size seemed fine but found out today that her dog has a liver shunt after the biopsy.
I just can't seem to get a break with these two. Was really looking forward to a better year :-) |
I understand about samie's CT problems, you don't want to stress her out. I wouldn't do x-rays. this is what i would do, knowing samie stresses easily and has CT. I would not give her any of the new meds yet because the vet really didn't give you any information about then. (I do not know anything about Ursidiol, i'm sorry.) I would schedule the consult as soon as poss to see the internal med vet. I would have them do an Ultrasound at that consult and if they deem necessary, they can do a U/S needle guided aspirate to get some liver cells (no anesthesia necessary but if Samie is too stressed they will be able to better deal with her issues then your regular vet). Also ask all your questions about the meds to the specialist. They deal with these things on a daily basis and are more knowledgeable then a regular DVM about these types of things.
as for the wellness i really don't know what to say about that. It could have absolutely nothing to do with the results. I feed wellness dry and canned too. i just don't know. I'd feel more comfortable if it were my dog with a more experienced vet.