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Originally Posted by mrshelbysmom  my little angel had the same problem the specialist did BAT and post levels were high..she wanted to do US and if that was normal, biopsy and other dye studies. I had the US done but refused the biopsy, he was almost 11 yrs old and had heart problems as well as the collapsed trachea and I just couldn't put him thru all that not knowing if he would even survive it.. the US was normal so we put him on lactulose and denosyl. None of it helped, so I am wondering if that was even the problem. what kind of symptoms is she having. I am not trying to sound discouraging, just sharing and basically trying to find out what happened with my baby.. |
Her symptoms?? she is running around like a crazy girl. she is a pistol! SHe is playful, has a big appetite and would kiss you all day long if you would let her.
she has NO syptoms of any kind.
THe only reason she had bat done was bc she fainted one morning (we later found out if was bc of a fight over their food the second day i started wetting it) so vet wanted to run more blood tests. Her numbers went up after a month on the Denamarin but i also had changed a few things with her diet (incently not knowing that i was supposed to do exactly what we were doing the month before) meaning feed the same way. well i added 3 more things to her diet and pretty much increased a lot of protein. started giving her gobs of wellness canned food on top of her reg food and wellness wellbites for snacks-also adding a dry snack (nat balance duck and potato dry treats)
The biopsy she wanted to do though she said she would be lightly sedated for only 5 min and they would go in with a small needle and grab a tiny bit of tissue. she would not be completely under. the sedation only to keep her still. 781.00 for that test and 98.00 for a coulaggutaion test that would have to be done 48 hrs before the biopsy. we just got done spending over 5200.00 the past 6 mos on other tests with my other yorkie. so we do not have it. the vet gets so test happy and then 1000 dollars later then we go to see a specialist. My other dog has Gloumelular disease -but it took the specialist to determine that.
with Samie- instead of rush into the biopsy ---we decided to change her diet and lower protein and also start her on the Ursodiol as well to see if anything changes. if not- we are going to the specialist then. for now she is keeping her paws crossed. and if she needs the biopsy then i guess we have no choice. for now it is just on hold.