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Originally Posted by ArmaniMan  yea that is what I am struggling with.
The vet is making a biopsy seem more serious then I realized... they said the incision will be larger (as compared to a simple spay) and the chances for post surgical internal bleeding are very high because of how vascular the liver is... they would perform a clotting factor test beforehand to make sure she is clotting normally but there is still a risk.
The vet is also on the fence, since her numbers were better, she may stay symptom free (she never had any symptoms we only found out about this problem in testing for something else). However, the vets concern is if she does show symptoms in a few years down the road we are looking at a second abdominal surgery.
If I didnt biopsy I would just keep her on a low protein diet which is what I am doing now and pray she remains symptom free.
My vet was going to consult with a specialist I had been seeing prior to this and get back to me, so we will see, I am still not sure what I want to do. |
Wow that is a tough call. Hopefully your vet and the specialist will help guide you through this.
I might be in your shoes as well as Lucy is symptom free (other than one incident that precipated the testing). So far, my vet hasn't even changed her food.
Good Luck to your little girl. Keep us posted.