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Originally Posted by cocoangel  I had questioned the ultrasound, too....she said she would be looking for inflamation. I'm not sure if it's necessary....that's one of the reasons I started this thread....I'd like to compare notes.
This is a new vet that we are using, it's difficult to place full trust in anyone "new" to us..... I learned alot on the liver shunt site which helps me to both understand the desease and ask the correct questions. She seems petty knowledgable.
I had also asked her about lactulose.....she wanted to try a more natural approach 1st to see how she would do......she said alot of vets have changed their views on lactulose...
I also plan to ask about the protein c test.
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This is a new one for me.
Ellie will be starting lactulose shortly and we don't even know if she is having neurologic symptoms. We will see if it makes her feel any better (although she feels fine and she is energetic, I want to see if she is at all slowed down due to toxins) and stops her occasional shaking. Fiber is good but it isn't going to bind toxins and push them out like lactulose dose. I wonder what the problem with it is.
If the vet does believe this is LS, I don't really understand why you'd need to spend $200 so she could look for inflammation. She could go on EPA and DHA (fish oil) to help bring any inflammation down. Milk thistle should also help with this. Why hasn't the vet put her on SAMe?
I mean, an ultrasound really is a great diagnostic tool and would show everything going on in her abdomen but I'm just not sure it is needed here since the vet is so sure it is liver shunt (which she can't be because it is also likely MVD...).