My vet also recommends skipping ultrasound and going straight to scintography. He says ultrasound is not always reliable.
When my Lucy's numbers came back high (not that high though); we decided to wait 30 days and re-test.
You could do the same and possibly lower those numbers a great deal by feeding lower protein; and cutting out protein treats, etc.
Liver shunt does not have to be a death sentence. Many dogs do fine after the surgery. You could also find out that it is NOT a shunt; but rather MVD - which hopefully you can manage with diet.
I just don't want you to think it's all hopeless. |