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Originally Posted by Madisen55  I recently took my dog to the vet to do his blood work pre neutering and the bloodwork turned out to be higher then usual so my vet decided to do a bile acid test on my Riley..the tests came back with a pre reading of 12 and a post of 70....just wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation and had similiar readings and what they had to do. My vet said the next step is doing an ultrasound and xray...but Riley will have to see a specialist at the university.. what i should prepare for with those readings---any thoughts??  |
Before you panic and send him to the university for an ultrasound, your vet needs to do a Protein C test. It is a very simple test that is sent to Cornell for evaluation. You will have the results the next day. Dr. Sharon Center is considered to be the expert in liver disease in dogs.
The Protein C test was also used to diagnose dogs who were poisoned by toxic pet food in the recall. Here is an article about the test and Dr. Center:
http://www.dogflu.ca/02262007/10/cor...s_liver_damage