I think your sweet baby can be put on a low protein diet and still be Bile Acid tested. You do not have to continue to poison him, if he does have a shunt, in order to test him for this disease. Simply by putting him on a low protein diet, it will not "cure" the problem of a shunt, nor will it prevent your vet from getting accurate results from the test. If he has a liver shunt, his numbers will still show after fasting and feeding him the high fat diet during the test. My Lola had her shunt surgically repaired and was on a low fat diet and her numbers were still high because she had many micro shunts. There is just no way that by taking him off proteins today that it will change the results of the test and it just might help him feel better...I would have to start him on a low protein diet to see if it made a difference. Please seek the advice of another vet if you can. If your little one is showing neurological signs, which he is if he is wobbly and lethargic, there is no reason to wait to treat this little one. It will take a full day to do the BAT and then 2-3 days to get it back - something should be done before then. I know what it is like to worry about these little babies. No one wil fault you for seeking the advice of another vet - you are the only voice your little one has. We are all thinking about you and here to help....thoughts and prayers going out to you...... |