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Originally Posted by Ellie May  A regular blood test will show ALT, AST, BUN... levels. ALT and AST have to do with liver function. These do not have to be elevated even if there is a problem though. I would do this blood test anyway.
The blood test that needs to be done is a bile acid test. You dog is fasted for twelve hours (overnight) and blood is drawn, fed a meal and blood is drawn two hours later. If these numbers are elevated too much then more testing should be done. |
I'm not sure how we're going to do the bile acid test. The emergency vet wrote in the papers that given Sophie's history, it isn't a good idea to fast her for 12 hrs. (we've only had her for 2 wks., but she had a minor episode when we first got her. She was really weak and couldn't stand.... I gave her food, and within 5 minutes, she was fine again). She just really needs to eat. Hmmm.... what to do.