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Old 12-01-2017, 07:01 PM   #1
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Default 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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