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Originally Posted by Ringo1  Ok, BUT, did you have the scintography (sp) to rule out a shunt? That's my big question too. Lucy's numbers are not over 100 - so certainly not a definitive shunt.
Suppose we re-test and they are the same - in the 50's.
Is Scintography my next step? Or just diet management? |
No, I did not have the scintography to rule out a shunt because her BAT was high enough (post=145) to indicate there is a shunt. U of T has run so many of these tests they basically know from the results of the BAT when a shunt is present or not. The BATS that come in close to 100, either over or under are the ones that are questionable, and may need repeated. With Lucy's results being in the 50's, it is okay to assume she has MVD and can be managed with diet and/or medication. If, in the future, she begins to show symptoms that diet and/or medication cannot control, that would warrant retesting her BAT, and probably further testing depending again on her latest BAT results. Many pups with MVD are managed solely on diet alone and do fine.