AnnieDog123
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Hi!
First post! I hope this is OK.
My dog has had IBD and lots of allergies for a number of years. Her skin was super red and she was itching for a while, so I brought her in for some allergy meds. The vet suggested a yearly blood test. The results were a high ALT (liver numbers) in the 600s. The vet suggested an ultrasound.
That found a mature mucocele. My dog remains pretty healthy otherwise, and is playful. It seems too late for meds (or meds may / may not work and take a long time) so the only proactive solution is to remove her gallbladder.
One vet said she would be 50/50 on surgery, and I brought the dog to another vet who said the mucocele could burst within a day or within a few years - and that the recovery from surgery would be tough, but there was less of a chance something would go wrong than if we just let "nature take its course." IE, without the surgery there was a good chance of an event that would lead to death.
Anyway, I'm taking the dog to a surgeon to talk over the issue. I guess my questions are - does anyone have experience with this issue, and what questions should I ask the surgeon?
Thanks!
First post! I hope this is OK.
My dog has had IBD and lots of allergies for a number of years. Her skin was super red and she was itching for a while, so I brought her in for some allergy meds. The vet suggested a yearly blood test. The results were a high ALT (liver numbers) in the 600s. The vet suggested an ultrasound.
That found a mature mucocele. My dog remains pretty healthy otherwise, and is playful. It seems too late for meds (or meds may / may not work and take a long time) so the only proactive solution is to remove her gallbladder.
One vet said she would be 50/50 on surgery, and I brought the dog to another vet who said the mucocele could burst within a day or within a few years - and that the recovery from surgery would be tough, but there was less of a chance something would go wrong than if we just let "nature take its course." IE, without the surgery there was a good chance of an event that would lead to death.
Anyway, I'm taking the dog to a surgeon to talk over the issue. I guess my questions are - does anyone have experience with this issue, and what questions should I ask the surgeon?
Thanks!
