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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  so would you suggest doing an ultrasound next then? I read that it would need to be a doppler ultrasound to detect a shunt...although I would suspect MVD over a shunt..but i guess you never know.
Did you do anything else with Morgan once her Bile Acids were high? Or did you change her diet or anything? |
i honestly have no idea about which ultrasound machine to use but i suspect my hospital has the best one LOL and that's what they used on morgan. She probably has MVD which can't be confirmed with an ultrasound. so the U/S is to check all her organs.
With morgan i first did a CBC/Chem, then a bile acid test. when i received her elevated results we did an ultrasound. Nothing crazy to report with the ultrasound so we left it at that since she isn't showing signs.
Morgan was eating Raw at the time of her first bile acid test. after the results i freaked for a little bit and decided to put her on a low protein diet because that's what one of the internal medicine docs said most people do. So i went out and bought Canidae Senior, which was the best i could find with low protein. after a week or two of this i rehashed what was going on. talked to the other internal med doctor, a holistic vet, and the owner of a holistic pet store. The 2nd internal med vet said i didn't have to change her diet since she was asymmtomatic so they low protein diet wasn't necessary right now. the holistic vet and the pet store owner said to put her back on raw.
the hoslic vet and the pet store owner said that raw was best because dogs are carnivores and digest simple meat proteins better then processed dog food. a lot of people here who have dogs with MVD say not to do this and have their dogs on special homemade diets or vegetarian diets. i personally don't believe that is the right diet.
Anyway, morgan is eatting NV raw, wellness core, and wellness small bred right now. She can basically eat whatever i want to feed her (besides Innova Evo because that is the only high protein food that makes her vomit)
YOU, need to do your own research, and not just on YT. Read as much as you can, and not just from dr centers or whoever it is that is recommended here. you go to a great school and i'm sure you can find lots of great information there about liver issues. form your own opinion on what is best for your dog. you know her best.