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Originally Posted by Sharlee  Hi all,
First time poster, but I visit YT on a daily basis. First of all, I just want to say you guys are awesome! What a kind, compassionate and above all, knowledgeable group you all are! I have learned sooo much about my furbaby here and I'm very grateful for all the shared information. Unfortunately, my girl also had high bile acid results come back. Unlike some of you, my previous vet didn't have any good numbers for me as her tests only showed a pre number of 5 and a post number of "above 30". I have since changed vets and I'm currently in the process of having my baby's Protein C test sent to Cornell U. After reading all the posts here I decided this should be the next step, although both vets wanted to go with an Ultrasound in the beginning. My current Dr. was very open to my request for a Protein C test although he had not heard of it beforehand. See how valuable you been in educating us! I wanted to let everyone know the comparative costs associated with both tests. Ultrasound was quoted at $300.00 and the Protein C is $31.50 plus next day air shipping and whatever fee your vet will charge for the blood draw. Quite a difference! |
Welcome to YT but I'm sorry your girls ble acids are high also.
Why did you test to begin with?
Are you going to redue the BAT and send it to a lab instead of do it in-house? The SNAP BAT is really pointless because it doesn't read over 30 and 30 isn't that high. That could be in the range where possibly a medication taken too close to the test could've skewed it or the gallbladder contracted at a bad time.
The Protein C test was a good idea though.
Ellie had an ultrasound (it may have been at the place where your vet was going to send you) and it showed nothing (except pancreatitis...good to know but not what we were looking for). Thankfullly for us, we don't think it's a shunt anyway. If you have anymore vet issues, I might have a recommendation for you (or maybe you are seeing him now).
