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01-08-2009, 05:31 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle, Wa
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| Mvd Hello all I am new to this group and have learned alot from this site. We have a 9mth old Yorkie girl, Bailey who we adore. She has been diagnosed with MVD about two months ago. I am wanting to make sure we are doing everything we can for her. Her last Post Bile Acid test was 45. Pre having her spayed this last Monday we tested again and it is 85! I was shocked as I was sure it would be lower. She has been asymptomatic to date and we only discovered this when dong preop blood work a couple of months ago. At that time I switched her from puppy dry food(min of 28% of crude protein to Science Diet min of 21.5% crude protein) I was worried about decreasing her protein too much since she is a puppy and her initial levels were not that high. Now that we have this much higher level I have suggested to our vet we switch her to a prespcription liver diet. So my questions are any advice? What else can we be doing? How often should these levels be done? What is the group's experience with a level doubling in less that two months? Thanks in advance! |
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01-08-2009, 05:44 PM | #2 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| Welcome to YT. The number change isn't uncommon. My dog's post bile acids went from 47 to 15 to 106. Some vets do not believe that asymptomatic MVD needs to be treated at all. Just watch the medication and anesthesia that the dog is given. Others say it can't hurt to treat. If you do decide to manage this with diet and supplements, remember that it isn't just the amount of protein that is important but the type. Vegetarian protein is easier on their livers. How did the vet come to the conclusion that this is MVD and not a large shunt?
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