You might ask your vet about that. I really appreciate some straight answers. I do have another question. Worst case, Lucy sees no improvement. I'd love to see Lucy enjoy another winter with us and, hopefully, another summer but without sucessful treatment, I'm not too optimistic.
Treatment can make a big difference in the quality of the remaining lifetime, though.
We have had some really good results with Anipryl and some cases in which it did absolutely nothing that we could see. It is safe enough to use that I will prescribe it based on clinical signs alone, if the owners simply can't afford testing but want to try to treat a pet with clinical signs. The bad part about this approach is that I don't know if the failure is because the medication didn't work or because my diagnosis was wrong. That is bothersome but the dog's owners are content that they did what they could in their circumstances so they are happier than I am. Anipryl is still pretty costly but it has come down in price some.