Are you a vet? Or just a person with experience with their dog? I would imagine the fact that my dog was physically cut open and had his kidney and bladder squished, squeezed and cut open would have given my vet an opportunity to look for an external liver shunt? Unless he is a complete idiot (which I rather not believe considering all that surgery was done) why would he not look? He has done many liver shunt surgeries himself (which he has told me) and said it would be a costly operation. Since he is so familiar with liver shunts I assume (maybe I'm dumb?) while he had poor Brodie open he would have looked?? Otherwise why would he so confidently rule out an external shunt???
I don't really know what else to do. I already paid $4,200, not to mention my vet informed me he went ahead and ordered me a case of Hills LD wet dog food and dry (as they only sell by the case). I can't wait for that bill! Maybe this makes me a bad dog owner, but I've had him for 4 months and didn't anticipate him costing so much in such a short period of time. I really can't afford more surgery, or a $300 flight to TN, plus taxis, plus hotel stay, plus food, and time off work... I don't mean to offend but I am not a millionaire or a stay at home doggy mom. I want the best for my little guy but I'm now in debt and my vet seems to think he shouldn't have surgery so I am not sure I should go put another couple thousand on my credit card and rush him into surgery again.
