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02-01-2011, 06:05 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 11K Club Member | High Liver enzyme levels? Teddy went to get his pre-op blood work done to get him neutered..the vet called and said his liver enzyme levels came out sky high and that we need to do further testing. He said we have to check for liver shunt, etc. My question is..wouldn't he had shown signs if he had liver shunt? He is 4 yrs old..also what causes high enzyme levels? Food? I feed him California Natural..what should i feed him until he gets his blood testing done this wk?
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02-01-2011, 06:24 PM | #2 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| You can continue with his normal diet this week. No, they don't always have symptoms if they have liver shunt or microvascular dysplasia. It could also be a nother liver issue.
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02-07-2011, 09:45 AM | #3 |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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| Any updates?
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02-07-2011, 08:39 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 11K Club Member | Thanks...no no updates yet. He is going this week to have more blood tests done.
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02-07-2011, 08:44 PM | #5 |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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| Toxins can cause very high levels too... could he have gotten into anything? Any vaccines recently?
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02-07-2011, 09:28 PM | #6 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Idaho
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| Also infected teeth & gums can cause liver enzymes to go way off. |
02-07-2011, 09:43 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| Has Teddy ever had a bile acids test? One of the main reasons to get one done as a puppy is to give your vet a baseline to use in cases where liver enzymes are suddenly high. It can avoid the need for expensive and invasive tests later on. Has Teddy ever had bloodwork at all? If so, have his liver enzymes always been in the normal range? I do hope the first test on the list to be done is a bile acids test. |
02-26-2012, 04:06 PM | #8 |
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