Hi all!!
I just got off the phone with Dr Myers (IMS) and this is what she said: Because of Lucy's enzymes being so much better, because the BAT's are at the numbers they are, and because she has been Asymptomatic for this period of time she said it is more indicative of MVD vs. an actual PSS. Many of the PSS cases she has seen had BAT numbers that were much higher than Lucy's.
She does not think it was a toxin because if it was the BAT's would not have been as elevated as they were the first time.
The only reason she suggested the other procedures is if WE wanted to know for sure whether it is or is not MVD.
If it was confirmed MVD we would be treating her with the L/D and Denemarin.
So as we decided I think the best route at this point is to treat her as though it is MVD and if there is ANY sign of any little thing I will get her in right away but for now this seems like the best thing to do!
I asked her: Do you think one of these procedures is NEEDED at this time? She said: No it is not needed at this time, if you wanted to do one of them to verify that it is MVD then we could perform them but none of them are NEEDED.
I am also going in to speak with my regular Vet today because they have a can of L/D that I am going to pick up and I have ordered the dry L/D and the Denemarin. I don't know why Dr. Christensen (reg Vet) didn't make this more clear when I talked to him......He recommended the L/D and Denemarin but he just didn't explain why like Dr Myers did.
Dr Myers also said again that if this was her she would be doing the same thing that we are choosing to do because she sees no reason to do any invasive procedure on Lucy at this time. So with that I feel much better!
I wish this had been made more clear the first time around but I am very glad I called Dr Myers and talked to her so that I got a better picture of what is needed and what we should do.
I think part of the confusion was my fault because I didn't make it clear who suggested what...but I think I got it all clear now and I hope this helps!!
