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magicgenie · 05-08-2008, 05:56 AM

I'm posting in pieces beause once again I keep getting logged out while composing...
We're not medical people, so bear with us as we try to understand these med records. How bad is a BAT of 52.9? Is an ultrasound that says "appears to be a shunt...bla bla bla, and liver appears to be normal size" conclusive enough to warrant opening up a puppy whose tests otherwise do not look bad and has only vague symptoms that just happen to have started after the first lepto vaccine.
A few other irregularities include a surgical cost estimate for intrahepatic shunt when the diagnosis if for extrahepatic shunt. Isn't intrahepatic more complicated?
This vet hospital is part of the VCA chain and we are concerned about possible issues with "clinic revenue augmentation" procedures rather than any real concern for the dog.

05-08-2008, 05:56 AM	#6
magicgenie Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: England Posts: 819	back to the original question--- I'm posting in pieces beause once again I keep getting logged out while composing... We're not medical people, so bear with us as we try to understand these med records. How bad is a BAT of 52.9? Is an ultrasound that says "appears to be a shunt...bla bla bla, and liver appears to be normal size" conclusive enough to warrant opening up a puppy whose tests otherwise do not look bad and has only vague symptoms that just happen to have started after the first lepto vaccine. A few other irregularities include a surgical cost estimate for intrahepatic shunt when the diagnosis if for extrahepatic shunt. Isn't intrahepatic more complicated? This vet hospital is part of the VCA chain and we are concerned about possible issues with "clinic revenue augmentation" procedures rather than any real concern for the dog.