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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Yes, the vet is going to do a PLI.
Ellie has already been diagnosed with pancreatitis by her internist. It showed up on ultrasound. We decided to not do any blood testing at the time because we already had the diagnosis but it appears to be chronic, so further testing has to be done now. Ellie's hemoglobin wasn't low, it was high.  I really do wonder if the abnormal CBC could be from pancreatitis. The vet is about to get a lot of questions.  |
the most accurate test for pancreatitis is CPLI AND TLI and much cheaper than ultrasound which will just show it inflamed but not how bad the pancreas is so i personally thought the ultrasound was a total waste of money and paid for 4 of them -- after 10k in vet bills realized most accurate test is that above and amylase and lipase meant nothing as when dex was real sick his amylase and lipase were normal and when he was feeling ok the amylase and lipase were real high so this is when i learned it was not accurate at all --- and the dermatologist we see for dee dee said in vet school they taught them that those figures were not very accurate at all so if dex ever has any issues again -- I will do full cbc and chemistry and add on cpli and tli before doing any ultrasounds as if that test comes back off you know it is pancreatitis and start fluid therapy and restrict food for 48 hours