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Originally Posted by kalina82  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. |
they would have to take her immediately- she can't be at the vet long and just the thought of that makes me very nervous. I almost think thats what the vet wanted to do. bc she said samie would be lightly sedated for about 5 min and that was all. She said they would go in and take a small sample... that was 781.00 for that on top of another 98.00 or something for a collaguate test done 48 hrs before the biopsy deal she wanted to do. We can't afford any more tests and i know that sounds bad. we just don't have it right now. we are so cashed out - we went through all our savings- 5200.00 in 4 or 5 short months and like i said if she was in the 100's then we would have to find a way. but she isn't. I just want the specialist to tell me what he thinks based on samies numbers. i don't want to have to take her up there. The lady we spoke to at the specialist place said he may want to do xrays. But she turns blue at the vet... and they don't know what to expect with her as they have never seen her... maybe i will have the reg vet do the xrays and just send them with her file and we do a phone consult or just visit w/o samie. it just is too scary. when we went to see the specialist with Sadie- we spent 10 min in the waiting room and then another 20 min or so in the exam room. samie wont last that long- she gets far too excited. i don't know what to do.....