The price depends what state you're in. I paid $85 for the test. The only pain they feel is a needle pinch. They ask you NOT to feed them after midnight and to bring them in the morning. They draw blood. They feed them and they draw blood again. They send it to a lab and they test both Pre-meal and Post-meal blood samples for Bile acids. A normal test would be Pre-meal less than 10. Post meal ,less than 20. If your dog's results are higher than that the vet will request for a second Bile acid test just to confirm the results.
I requested for this test and my yorkie has NOT had any symptoms. Usually with very high bile acids results a pet might have seizures,diarreah,vomiting, very ,very quiet ,seems depressed,sleeps a lot.
The only symptom my yorkie seems to have is sleeping a lot. I never thought this was a bad thing because he has been that way since I got him.
He will be going for surgery this Tuesday to search for a liver shunt. I would do this test with any Yorkie just for peace of mind.
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