Ok so Charlies results came back for the type of stones that were in his bladder, they were uric stones. Now the vet says these are stones found primarily in dalmatians and since Charlie is NOT a dalmatian we will be doing a blood test to check him for a liver shunt
The vet says that if he does have a liver shunt, it can be treated with meds and diet that surgery may not be needed but if it was needed, I was told that University of Missouri Columbia is where I should go. So I called them today to see how much it may cost if Charlie needed surgery.
MAN O MAN
If he has a shunt and it is extra-hepatic (easily seen on the outside of the liver) it will be between $2800-$3200 if it would be intra-hepatic (not seen and inside the liver somewhere) it is $3000-$5000 I thought I was going to fall over.
My only solace is that the Dr I talked to at Columbia said that it is VERY rare that a 5 yr old yorkie would have a liver shunt.
So saturday, I will take him to have this blood test done he has to fast for 12-14 hours and then they will draw blood he will be fed a fatty meal (a whole other issue with the pancreatitis) and then they will draw more blood to check levels. the turn around is 3-5 days
I am very stressed about this I have no idea how I would come up with that kind of money for a surgery. I just emptied savings for the bladder surgery Please pray Charlie does not have the liver shunt.