My apologies.... that was not my vet's interpretation at all, it was mine. First I look to see if the results are within normal limits, if not, then are they under 100, if not, then how far over 100. Hence my description of slightly elevated and I meant slightly over 100, as under 100 most times means the dog has MVD,
and as 107Barney can attest, her Daisy's were a bit over 100, but were brought down through diet and meds(?).
As Tink is a barker (in a cage/kennel) and a Spontaneous Gall Bladder Contractor, it was thought to try diet/meds and retest the BAT at a later date, and instead of leaving her at the hospital overnight, I would fast her at home and bring her in early for the BAT.
Seven months later I was going to schedule the test, when she began having H. E. So we got that under control, and went to reschedule the BAT again, when she ate rancid cooking grease at Grandmom's house. Her liver enzymes were very high, so it would take some time to get them back down again. So in 6 months she was retested, and the results were not good at all.
Then I was trying to arrange getting Tink to UT, and to figure out if she could fly, practiced life in a kennel, looked into airfare and couriers, car rides (11 hours) .... with her barking I am truly fearful of the surgery, but UT said they use sedatives to keep them quiet, which I didn't think was okay due to her shunt, but they have done it, so now I need to do a practice run with my vet, and her sedated so I know what to expect. UT said I could take her to the motel each night if needed (after the first or 2nd if all goes fine.
So as nothing was coming together, I decided to go ahead and do the Ultrasound so I knew where Tink was at... is she operable or not.... and good thing .. she is!
So that's her end of it, then on the homefront I have to wait for DH to realize she's sick (US helped alot), then to get a vacation, and get care for my daughter or travel by myself (I am sooo geographicallly challenged it's not funny)(yes, even with Google) so I start looking closer to home for surgeons... and now we're here. US report says to keep her on L/D, Lactulose and Metronidazole until surgical intervention can occur.... no time frame mentioned.... (I know...ASAP)
