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Old 01-30-2010, 11:30 AM   #144
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Yeah that's what the antib is for and then the lactulose binds to those toxins and expels them thru waste. Just never heard of the antib being Calvamox, usually it is Metro (can't spell the entire name ).

An ultrasound is only about 60% accurate and the person reading the u/s has to be really skilled. Roxy's u/s cost $400. She had a normal shaped liver, and normal size, no shunt was seen. However, they told me, that doesn't mean there isn't one, they just didn't see it. So to me, it was a waste of $400. Also, you can't see multiple little blood vessel (MVD) on a U/S - they can only really determine MVD with a complete liver biopsy.

The BATs result will tell us more. If they are really, really high (like wayyyyyyyyyy above 100), then I would probably skip the U/S and go right to Scintigraphy (again, spelling is not my best subject), as that is radio active dye put thru her system and that will show a shunt wayyyyyyyyyyy better than a U/S.
i have heard of amoxicillin and metronidazole being used only for liver issues but I guess antibiotics can do basically the same thing just in different families

and yes clavamox is used in dentistry and staph it is more of a mild antibiotic baytril being the big daddy
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