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Originally Posted by bchgirl  Your vet could be doing a detailed blood panel. That will not necessarily show problems in the liver....generally it the damage to the liver is pretty extensive to show up on a regular blood panel. The bile acid test is another blood test...which shows you liver function. It is not definitive for liver shunt, but tells you whether additional testing is needed to determine LS.
If it is liver shunt you really don't want to wait to get a diagnosis...the sooner treated...the better. The longer the condition goes...the worse the damage could be to her liver.
What do you feed her? How's she act after eating? |
She has been on Science Diet up until the middle of last week, then I switched her to Purina Puppy Chow. I asked the vet if this could have been the case, but he said no. She seems to be eating and using the potty just fine. That is why I have decided to wait, I wanted to monitor her closer to see if there was a big difference and if I had noticed symptoms of liver shunt. The vet had initially said that he believes it is more of a neurological problem than a liver shunt issue (with her problems right now), but he said we wouldnt know right off. She has lost almost, if not all of her vision. It's just sooo sad to see her this way...