We went to see the internal medicine specialist and he did a ultrasound. He wasn't able to see any external shunts but said they couldn't be ruled out. He also said Cruz too had a small liver and he talked a lot about Microvascular Dyplasia. He mentioned the biopsy to me too, it's the only way to diagnose MVD but I chose not to at this time. There is no cure for MVD just diet &meds so biopsy or not the treatment plan would still be the same. I am not saying I am opposed to it just now. After talking with my regular vet and some other breeders ( not Cruz's) just a family friend we thought because Cruz has no other symptoms to try the less invasive route first. So Cruz is going on Hills Prescription L/d. My vet was out so its coming this week. But in the mean time I have eliminated all of Cruz's treats ands bones. We are going to retest his bile acids in a month and go from there.
I just realized our babies are just about the same age. Cruz turned 3 on 9/1. I am in NY but i got Cruz in canada, funny right? Does Cookie have any other symptoms besides seizures? That's the hardest thing for me right now. He only had 2 seizures and shows no other symptoms its hard to believe he could be sick. My vet also doesn't want to rule out epilepsy just yet either. But I am hoping and praying these seizures never come back or become more frequent. You just feel so helpless as I am sure you know.
Did you ever have another bile acid test done? Maybe it could help detect if the diet is helping him or not and if meds should be added. |