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Originally Posted by Geoffrey  He has consumed a dry food diet containing 14.0% protein for at least one year. I currently live in St. Louis and work long hours as I am studying for my Ph.D (I work full-time in a lab). This makes traveling, especially on weekdays, very difficult. |
well that is a low percentage of protein to have bats like that so bats would probably be higher with higher protein so probably why you are not seeing symptoms so if that low of protein and still had a stone removed may be shunt.
Was the stone removed a urate stone as that is indicative of liver issue if that type of stone.
Gallbladder can contract as well while doing bats causing higher numbers.
I would do a consult with tobias (surgeon) and centers (internal medicine) and have them refer someone in your area for surgery but it does not have to cost that much and you can get
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Liver shunt dogs can live a great normal life after surgery - this may sound bad but i would take that over allergies as no real cure for allergies but at least with this there is a surgery and a cure and a normal life.
The scintigraphy is about the same cost as ultrasound and much more accurate - the only prob is it is radioactive dye capsule they shoot through the butt and follow it to see if it bypasses the liver thus showing a shunt is present