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Originally Posted by Hannah3183  The vet got her bile acid test results back today and called a specialist to get their opinion. The specialist said that yes, her liver enzymes were high and that something is definately going on, but they aren't high enough yet to be classified as liver shunt.(Thank God!) He said that she could have ate something that flared up her pancreas and caused pancreatitis...which raised her liver enzymes.
The vet had given her anti-vomitting medicine last week, which she is supposed to stay on until I can slowly reduce it down to nothing over the course of this week. If she vomits, then she has to go back in for more testing. Regardless, she goes back for a repeat bile acid test in a month to see if her liver enzymes have returned to normal. The specialist said that she could be just now developing the shunt, but that I've caught it so early it should be treatable with medicine and a new diet.
So for right now, i'm still just watching and waiting.Cross your fingers that I just have a sneaky muncher on my hands!
Also - the vet found bromide in her urinalysis which caused him to think she had the shunt. ?? My mom told me that part, which she could be not getting the name right, etc. Anyone heard anything about that? |
Extrahepatic shunts don't just develop...They are typically congenital in yorkies and are there from the time they are born. The only reason she would develop shunting would be if she got into something severely toxic and acquired shunts...
Prayers for your baby!!
I think if the BAT comes back high again, I would ask for a Protein C test or biopsy only if she is already going in for something else like a spay.