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Originally Posted by 107barney  Jeanie that is pretty high postprandial BAT so I agree with Linda that internal med is a place to start. I'm not sure I would jump to a biopsy. What are her symptoms? |
Cathy, that's the weird part, I didn't think she had any symptoms. The reason I had the testing done is because the behaviorist put her on two different medications and she couldn't tolerate either...generic Prozac and generic Paxil. She totally quit eating and acted like walking across the room was a struggle, all she did was sleep, on both medications. The behaviorist thought she needed her thyroid and BAT checked. I thought she probably had thyroid issues but not BAT. She is a little plump, she sheds and is a little sluggish, breathes very heavily at times. I've asked the vet about all of the symptoms and he wasn't concerned (she has had all of these symptoms for a few years). She had blood work done at the end of February for her dental, didn't see anything unusual. She won't be taking any of the meds from the behaviorist either. The behaviorist is supposed to be an excellent one but she believes in medication, I don't think mine need it. I was taking them to the behaviorist as Maggie sometimes attacks Buster and it had become more frequent and I was worried for Buster especially with his leg issues.
I won't have a biopsy done, she will see the internist first and we will go from there. (I've written another small book).