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Originally Posted by Brodies Mommy  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. |
The test should be back in 24-48hrs tops and then you will know how the liver is functioning - if there is a shunt I would have it fixed and by dr tobias at ut as if you have it done there it will be more expensive than flying to ut or driving. I would at least get an estimate. It may just be mvd so wait for the results but if the pre or post are over 100 I would do scintigraphy next. What can happen if you do not fix a single shunt early on is it can blow more shunts and then it can never be repaired. Diet alone will not stop symptoms if the dog has a shunt. If it is mvd then yes diet helps a low protein diet of fish, vegetarian, soy works. My dog has mvd and her pre and post biles were below 100