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Originally Posted by sadiesamie  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. |
I would not recommend this type of biopsy. They only get a VERY small piece of the liver thus making the biopsy inconclusive. That is a lot of money for no results. Ellie was under for her spay and had an actual biopsy (where they take a good size piece of the liver). It seemed pretty normal but with all of that we still haven't ruled out MVD because only one sample from one section of liver was taken... It is best to at very least get one good size sample but way better is to get several samples. This is abdonimal surgery though...