Elevated liver enzymes? Eddie’s annual blood work came back with elevated liver enzymes. Is anyone familiar with these numbers?
Vet didn’t seem overly concerned. Prescribed Denamarin and we’ll retest in 6 months.
She did say the “aggressive” approach would be to do an ultrasound, and that’s what I’m wrestling with. Wondering if I should.
Some history: Eddie is 13 and in otherwise great health. Another vet tried him on lonterm Rimadyl a year ago. His liver enzyme count went up with twice a day Rimadyl but went down when we cut him back to 1 a day. Still high at 178. So I pulled him off Rimadyl except for occasionally — once a month or so.
I was surprised this time, a year later, when his number went up to the 300s. I was hoping it would have gone down since Si discontinued the Rimadyl.
So my question for anyone still reading who has knowledge on this: are these numbers high enough for me to consider an ultrasound now? Or should I wait 3-6 months to see if numbers go down?
Thanks in advance!
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