I'm going to say I probably would not go to VA Tech but that doesn't mean you shouldn't. If I had to take Ellie to a vet school for liver issues, it would be UT. I mean, what is VA Tech going to have to offer you that another internist in your area can't? MRI/ (I wouldn't do one most likely). Scintography (may not be necessary), etc. If you think you want the scintography or VA Tech is very local for you, then I suppose, but if surgery was needed, I'd go to UT.
High bile acids can be caused by any liver functioning problem, so it may not be MVD at all. It is just usually the assumption in Yorkies when no shunt is seen.
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