My vet also runs PT test before procedures and after hearing your story I'm glad. As for liver shunt, if that's what she has, surgery can fix the issue in most normal cases and the dog can go on to live a long life. LadyJane will hopefully share her Teddybear's story with you. Some dogs also have microscopic shunting called MVD or nowadays called portal vein hypoplasia and those dogs can live for a long time with diet and meds.
I've never heard of clotting factors being off due to shunt. I suppose it's because prothrombin is a protein synthesized in the liver. So I think it's great to do bile acids.
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