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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Have you thought about a second opinion.
The vet shouldn't have to check with his company on the food to give a liver compromised dog. He should already know. Lactulose is fine but I forgot, is she symptomatic? You may not need to give this if she is asymptomatic... Denosyl or Vetri DMG or one of these AND lactulose would be a more common thing to do. Those numbers weren't terribly high. You could retest in a month but waiting 3 or 4 may not be a good idea. The vet could also send you to an internist. It is very possible that it is microvascular dysplasia and not a large shunt. |
My first reaction as I was listening to him, was, "I am going to see someone else for a second opinion". I definately thought it was odd that he had to check with his company on which food to recommend, you would think he would know. Lilly has no symptoms at all. Initially when her pre surgery liver enzymes were high he gave me Denosyl for 30 days which I have continued to give to her. At first he was going to recheck in a year- which I was like, NO WAY. He diagnosed her with portosystemic shunt. I even mentioned that I had been doing research which says >100 is more likely for a shunt, he really didn't seem to listen to me. Lilly's pre surgical liver enzymes were high however when they performed the BAT they fell in normal range. I just feel like he didn't even listen to me and didn't explain. I am so confused now on what to do.
