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Originally Posted by belindaY  Thanks everyone. Surgery is scheduled for Tuesday and I'm having such doubts since sitting down and looking through all the test results and comparing to things I've read about here. I've read stories of people whose dogs had unnecessary surgery too, so I'm trying to be extra careful. The regular blood panael showed no problems whatsoever. I don't even know why they went on to bile acid, the vomiting maybe? Dr. says there appears to be a shunt on the ultrasound. The prognosis isn't even good, expecting to have diet and meds for life. I know somebody whose Yorkie has had a full cure after surgery, and I've hear of plenty of liver shunt or MVD dogs that are living fine without surgery but with diet and meds. I feel like I'm being rushed. |
If it was me, I would tell the vet that you would like time to seek a second opinion. No vet should even question that, and in fact, should welcome it.
If a bile acid test is the ONLY thing they are basing this on,I would surely seek another opinion. Surgery should not be done until it is confirmed.