Got Tully's biopsy results back. I must say I'm a little confused. Her gallbladder results said mild papillary hyperplasia (prob from infection) and a few areas of mild mucus accumulation. So it doesn't look like she actually needed her gallbladder out. She went into ER because she got a gallbladder infection, and was put on 2 antibiotics for that and it was me who suggested putting her on Ursodiol. Whatever the specialist saw in the scans, it either cleared with the antibiotics or Ursodiol. I'm disappointed, Tully has been through so much already and it was a lot to put her through, but I was led to believe it was urgent.
Her intestinal results showed that her canine enteropathy (IBD) is largely being controlled by the steroids but her liver is showing 'moderate to marked hepatocellular swelling' - a significantly inflammed liver - and the report says this is probably from the steroids.
So now where do I go? She's either perpetually ill and her intestinal problems advance to the point of not being able to absorb nutrients, or she ends up with liver disease. There was an immunosuppressant that we did try a year ago, but it sent her pancreatic lipase levels literally off the chart, it was a wonder she survived that. Now the IMS is thinking about trying it again now the gallbladder is out and there is no longer the issue with her food (eating something she was allergic to), he never believed it was the immunosuppresant causing the pancreatitis, but I did find research articles finding incidents in humans with ulcerative colitis (a gastrointestinal/IBD autoimmune disease).
