I have to agree with everyone here. Please seek a second opinion, that $ is crazy...
I also have a dog with a compromised liver. Her first BAT (bile acid test) was pre: 43 and post: 100.9 - at the time she was eating a Raw food diet (high in protein and organ meat) - which can be very hard on the liver. I did see an Internal Medicine Specialist. We did a CBC, urinalysis, coagulation and an ultrasound. All results came back normal. The U/S showed a normal size liver and normal shape liver, no shunt was seen, but as Ellie May stated, a U/S is not 100% accurate and may not really be needed.
Since last year, I have done about 5 or 6 BATs on Roxy. With her diet changed to a low, but quality protein diet and supplements, we have brought her post # down into the 60 to 85 range, but she most likely has MVD - which is being controlled by diet and supplements.
Best of luck and keep us posted! |