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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  I have sent some blood work myself for a Protein C test on one of my yorkies but I didn't send it to Texas A & M and I'm here in Texas my vet shipped it to Cornell University to Dr. Sharon Center and of course no shunt was found and also we re did the test in a month and the BATs were/are normal...that is when I found out that taking medications right before a BAT test can obscure the results on a BAT test and for several years now still normal BATS and I run them every 6 months and that is on a pet yorkie not a breeding one. I will do a scintigraphy after a Protein C test that was run by Dr. Sharon Center and that is if that what she recommends. I totally trust what Dr. Sharon Center would recommend. |
yes meds will affect it as all meds are processed through the liver and why yorkies and malts should have bats done as vets need to know what meds are safe and the proper anesthesia to use even though i would only use isoflurine and propofol anyway. This is why after seeing 3 vets and the 4th one said we need to bat dd if she is going to go on atopica for allergies and when i learned about liver issue and spent 24 hrs straight that night learning about it as he was rushing me in to do scintigraphy and i will not put my dog through any unnecessary tests unless i 100% feel it is necessary and so glad i joined liver shunt group and educated myself as it saved my dog with no high alt, no symptoms other than skin issue of having the scintigraphy now most owners would have blindly done the test sadly but i learned alot after my dex was so sick and i spent 10,000that i will be broke if i do not start educating myself or worse my dogs could die so i better do my homework and so glad i did 4 years later but it is exhausting but i believe with animals they cannot talk so you as the owner have a bigger responsibility to be their voice