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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Great information, this wouldn't be something the vet would normaly do in the blood test before neutering, you have to specifically ask for it? |
No, most vets just do a full blood panel and an exam before a surgery. You would have to ask for a BAT test to be done prior to the day of surgery as it will involve two blood draws with a feeding in between. Dr. Center's current protocol for Bile Acid Testing says that fasting is no longer required. Blood is drawn before the dog's next meal. Then the dog is fed, and another blood sample is taken two hours post-meal. These two samples will give you pre and post meal samples which are needed for an accurate reading.
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