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Originally Posted by Ladymom  Please have your vet contact Dr. Sharon Center. I posted her contact information for you in my post #4. She is one of, if not the, leading authorities on liver disease in the country. She developed the bile acid test. We have had numerous members on the Maltese forum I belong to contact her for advice on how to proceed after high BAT results.
Dr. Center has applied to the AKC for a grant to look for genetic markers for liver shunts in certain breeds, including Yorkies. She has also spoken to the World Congress on the subject. http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proce...2675&O=Generic
Dr. Center recommends that a Protein C test be done after two high BAT's. Please don't waste your time and money on any other tests until you get a Protein C test. |
This is probably what I would go in your case. You might be able to get away with just supplementing. I also agree with Kalina82 that maybe your vet is just throwing things out there. A liver biopsy doesn't come first unless she is anesthesnetized for another reason... Ursodiol appears to be a fairly safe drug but why not use Denosyl? Maybe I'm missing something.