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04-14-2009, 11:24 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Van Buren, AR
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| Bile Acid Test on Thursday I am taking Mia to a new vet on Thursday to specifically have a bile acid test ran. She still circles especially when she gets excited and seems to be confused on what way she needs to go. We have had 3 previous vets say no to liver shunt because in October she had an excellent blood panal result when this all started. I hope that my fears are wrong and the other 3 vets are right. I am having this done to ease my fears and make sure that this is not her problem. I am also going to have them check her eye sight, sometimes I think that she has trouble seeing up close. The white part of her eye is quite red at times and she has a vein visable in the top part of her eye in the white area. When you give her a treat she has trouble aiming for it and is sometimes a little snappy like she might not get it. You have to watch your fingers. She is not aggressive at all any other time. I have switched her to the Natural Balance Vegtable mixed with the Potato and Duck to lower the protein in her food. She has improved a lot since this started in October. We have gone to a holistic vet and done some therapy medication. She is trying to get Mia's body to heal itself with extra stem cell production with Stemplex. This has improved her over all but has not solved the circle issue. Mia sometimes will circle until you go over and pick her up to stop her. No one that we have seen seems to have any idea on what is really going on with her. So remember her on Thursday and I guess I need to know what is the normal pre and post numbers for the bile acid test. I am not going to be satisfied that this isn't her problem until we have this done. Also if you have any other ideas or suggestions I would love to hear them. Thanks to all
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04-14-2009, 11:30 AM | #2 |
Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island
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| hmmmm.... My Roxy *does laps* when she is stressed. She has high anxiety issues. On a side note....She has MVD but I do not think this is related to her *lap* issue Keep us posted P.S. Roxy blood work is EXCELLENT....But her post BATs are in the 60 to 100 range. |
04-14-2009, 11:37 AM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Van Buren, AR
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| I am wondering if Mia doesn't have MVD. She had absolutely no symtoms and was perfectly healthy until one month before she turned 3 years old. This came out of the blue. During all of the vet visits in the beginning we did find out that she had a small hairline fractured pelvis. But the holistic vet said that was very minor and had healed with no problem. It wasn't related to her circling.
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04-14-2009, 11:52 AM | #4 |
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| It's best to just do the BAT and get it over with. Dogs with liver disease often have very normal blood panels. It may be that her liver is fine and that some of this is an eye issue. If her sclera (eye white) is pink, she may have conjunctivitis and she will need eye drops as soon as possible. Her also could've been scratched also. How about a canine opthamologist?
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04-14-2009, 01:46 PM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Van Buren, AR
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| Any more ideas? What are the normal numbers or what is considered high on the bile acids? Thanks for the replies.
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04-14-2009, 01:52 PM | #6 |
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| A post BAT of under 20 is normal. My specialist doesn't get alarmed for a post of under 45. They say 100 and above is shunt territory But that is not always the case. |
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