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Originally Posted by Rescuemomma  (((HUGS))) Sounds like you've got a really good grip on the basics. If you can find a hospital - I agree that the transcolonic portal scintigraphy is the best option, but if not - A VERY skilled internal medicine specialist doing an ultrasound may be able to find where it is. It's hard, especially if your Yorkie is a very small Yorkie, to see them on ultrasound sometime, and it takes a very experienced and skilled specialist to find them with ultrasound, but it can be done. Alot of people say ultrasound isn't worth it because the vets that are skilled enough to diagnose a liver shunt with ultrasound are few and far between, and it's very easy to miss it with ultrasound. Will keep you both in my thoughts and prayers! |
Yeah, I agree. It sounds like the Transcolonic one would be the most accurate. But, I haven't been able to find someone who does it
maybe NY? I'll check.
I asked the receptionists about the expertise of the ultrasonographer and can you guess what was the answers? I couldn't find one that didn't say they were highly qualified.
Reading about expertise, I found and agree that having this machine in their office and using it once in a while does not make them experts at it. According to what I read, they have to be using it every day, because only practice makes experience. I agree. And then if the ribs or other organ gets in the way, even an expert will miss it, right? Oh, boy, this is going to be tough, I think. But my babies need me to be tougher, so here I go
And like you say finding one where they are few and far between will take some detective work and ruffling of a few feathers (one of them got angry that I dare ask
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Thank you for the help and prayers (could never have enough positive vibes)