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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. |
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Originally Posted by ArmaniMan Now I am stuck again, my vet spoke with the specialist I had been seeing and she still thinks we should do the biopsy.
I have mine on duck and sweet potato right now, I didnt know that about the fatty protein, I was only looking at the protein levels... thank you for that info dwerten, I will be looking for another food.  |
See post about Hill's L/D, University of Tenn highly recommends this diet.
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Originally Posted by ArmaniMan Okay, well I just got back to this thread... and hadnt had a chance to reply... I am not doing surgery on my dog for my own wellbeing... I am doing everything that is best for her. My vet is very good too... your not the only one with a good vet... my vet is not trying to get money out of me... she is not set on doing this biopsy, she has provided me with the options, she has consulted with specialists and she is telling me what she thinks is best.
You make the choices you think are best for your dog and I will make the choices I think are best for mine... go play psychiatrist with someone else. |
Sorry, I really didn't intend to offend you... but if you make these decisions with a 'need to know' mentality, the surgery will be for your own wellbeing...not in the best interests of your dog.
I believe your vet is very good from what I've read, and I never said she wasn't good.
I never said that your vet is trying to get money out of you, that was someone else... I said my vet was good because he won't spend my money unneccessarily...ie: on tests that I already have the answers or solutions to.
And you said the specialist was pushing for the biopsy, and you weren't sure about what to do, so you posted questions and I posted suggestions, along with two or three others telling you basically the same thing.
Again my apologies, good luck with your pup
Kathy