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Old 04-10-2010, 11:29 AM   #39
TLC
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OH NO!!!

Poor baby...He DEFINITLY blew another shunt

Are you anywhere near U of Tenn???
If you are, I would get a referral and setup to take Cooper to Dr. Tobias team.

While an ultra sound is good to see the shape and size of organs, it is ONLY 60% accurate in seeing a shunt, and the person reading the shunt as to be very skilled. If Cooper has a Large External Shunt, and the person reading the U/S is skilled, they "may" see the shunt, or they may not.

An ultrasound will NOT show any internal shunts and it will NOT show MVD.

To be honest, with a BAT of 380, I would skip the U/S and go straight for a
scintigraphy (you can read about it here)Portal Scintigraphy in Veterinary Medicine

You money is better spent with a scintigrah being done.

At U of Tenn, I beleive all the tests, including a scintragph AND liver shunt surgery is around $1300 to $1800 ~ which sounds like a lot, but I know that private speciality hospitals charge WAY more


Did you get him on the RIGHT food? And Lactulose and Metro???
Now more than ever, he REALLY needs this...that poor baby
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