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Originally Posted by smbritton  OK, first off thanks for all the responses, it has been very educational for me.
In the last few months Scout has had more tests and ultra sounds.
Here is the outcome:
First results after approx 1 month he had put on 1 pound. The Vet said this was great. His Alt's went from 606 to 130. The Vet sent away the Protein C tests and they came back in range? Perfect score.
Now today we have just received the second round of BAT tests and they came back at 198?
What is going on? Two ultra sounds and two Vets can't see a shunt, first ALT score was 606 and is now 130. He has put on over 1 pund of weight over the last month? I honestly thought everything was going to be fine & now tonight I get the news that his BAT came back at 198?
I live in Northern VA 30 miles outside of DC. The Vet has recomended I go to VA Tech to have a MRI done and the glow liquid procedure done.
My dog is full of energy and seems fine?? I'm so scared & confused?
So far I've spent over 2k on tests?
Does he have shunt? His AlT's are now in check, the protein C test came back fine, he is full of energy, pooping fine and totally acting normal?
Only thing is this BAT test results coming back really bad?
What do I do? |
treat the dog not the blood work - those bats are higher than 100 so normally in liver shunt range but if no head pressing, seizures, not a picky eater, then i would do a low protein diet of 18% protein and take it one day at a time. I would not put the dog through any more testing unless the dog was showing signs of liver disease. I chose not to do scintigraphy which is what they are talking about not mri where they shoot radioactive dye into butt and watch it go through and see if it bypasses the liver - no way i was doing this to my dog unless she showed serious symptoms so i told them no. My dd has mvd but all her post biles were less than 100 and she is on a low protein diet and has been for two years.