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Cookie2 · 11-15-2005, 03:53 PM

I was hoping the vet would call and tell me not to worry.This is what happened today ...
I decided to call the vet today since the results should have been in already . He told me to call him if they did not call me. Well the biopsy is leaning toward one of two problems. He told me it's seems to be leaning toward Microvascular Dysplasia or Portosytemic Shunt. It could be either thing. He told me if it was his pet he would NOT do another invasive test. The only other test to find a Portosytemic Shunt is very complicated he told me. He said since he has no signs that I should just take care of him and watch him and have blood tests done in 3 months. I told him I would not want to do that other surgery because if it is a Portosytemic Shunt , there is NO cure for that because the shunt is inside the liver.He's on a low protein diet . IF it's MVD , I'm already giving low protein diet so that should help a lot. While I'm talking to the vet on the phone Cookie is just sitting on the floor looking up at me like saying "What's wrong ma?" I talked with my husband and we have both agreed to love him for however long we have him. We will never know if it's just MVD or a Portosytemic shunt. How ever long I have this little guy has taught me so much about loving animals. I guess he is a hard lesson that I have learned because before him I could NEVER understand how a person could let a dog lick them in the mouth lol. Now Cookie has taken food out of my mouth to eat,licks me all over my face,sleeps with us,I actually enjoy bathing,dressing him,taking him out...

He has no symptoms and he might never have symptoms the vet said.

Genie

11-15-2005, 03:53 PM	#1
Cookie2 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,568	Biopsy Results Are Back for Cookie :( I was hoping the vet would call and tell me not to worry.This is what happened today ... I decided to call the vet today since the results should have been in already . He told me to call him if they did not call me. Well the biopsy is leaning toward one of two problems. He told me it's seems to be leaning toward Microvascular Dysplasia or Portosytemic Shunt. It could be either thing. He told me if it was his pet he would NOT do another invasive test. The only other test to find a Portosytemic Shunt is very complicated he told me. He said since he has no signs that I should just take care of him and watch him and have blood tests done in 3 months. I told him I would not want to do that other surgery because if it is a Portosytemic Shunt , there is NO cure for that because the shunt is inside the liver.He's on a low protein diet . IF it's MVD , I'm already giving low protein diet so that should help a lot. While I'm talking to the vet on the phone Cookie is just sitting on the floor looking up at me like saying "What's wrong ma?" I talked with my husband and we have both agreed to love him for however long we have him. We will never know if it's just MVD or a Portosytemic shunt. How ever long I have this little guy has taught me so much about loving animals. I guess he is a hard lesson that I have learned because before him I could NEVER understand how a person could let a dog lick them in the mouth lol. Now Cookie has taken food out of my mouth to eat,licks me all over my face,sleeps with us,I actually enjoy bathing,dressing him,taking him out... He has no symptoms and he might never have symptoms the vet said. Genie