Brodie and I are from NYC area. My vet sees tons of small dogs every day as that is what the majority of people have. An ultrasound specialist looked over the ultrasound as the technician that took it said everything looked fine but since Brodie is such a small dog he wanted to be certain. My vet had Brodie fast overnight and this morning is running a pre and post Bile acid test. He told me I could pick Brodie up in aprx 3 hours. He said that livers that are too small are common in this kind of animal, but the test would also tell if there was a shunt - though if there is it should be controllable with diet and medication as it was not large enough to be detected on the ultrasound. After the test results come back (how long does this take??), my vet told me he was going to meet with a nutritionist to decide Brodie's diet. |