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Originally Posted by Yorkieluv  She is completely right about the seriouseness about the condition, except I have to disagree about the k/d...It contains pork liver which is not only animal protein(not recommended for these dogs), but an organ meat which is highly encephalogenic...It produces a high amount of ammonia that these dogs cannot filter properly in their livers like other dogs.
Ask for canned L/D, none of the dry Hill's foods b/c they contain ethoxyquin which is a carcinogen. OR you could ask for a prescription of Royal Canin Hepatic LS 14 which is a dry food by Royal Canin that does NOT contain ethoxyquin and is quite palatable for most dogs.
Liver shunt cannot be diagnosed by a BAT alone. What were the results of the test? Have they done any other bloodtests to check ALT, ALB, etc? |
I talked with three different vets about it and they all wanted Jasmine on k/d for the first month, but she's on l/d now. Of course she's also still on maintenance meds because the condition can't be controlled with diet alone.
I'm still checking with surgeons to find one I feel comfortable with. It seems that, for things like this, you may as well be a human trying to find a brain surgeon for all the time it takes. I'm really getting pretty annoyed with it. You call, and they say they can't get you in for two to four weeks for a consult. Then you tell them you have extensive documentation and test results, and can they just review that. No. They want to see her. Okay, I'll send you a picture.
All this hurry up and wait stuff is driving me bananas. I've offered to have all records faxed and pay them for the consult, but they want to see her in person. Then they see her and say she looks healthy and she has a PSS. Grrrr. I already knew that!