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Originally Posted by kalina82  here are a few things i've learned so far from working where i do about liver problems. The Bile Acid Test is preformed with a pre and post feeding blood draw, NOT one blood draw after a 12 hour fast. It is important to do the pre and post testing to get the most accurate information. Also a ultrasound of the abdomen will help to see if there is anything going on with the liver. The dogs that turn out to have full blown shunts are usually under 2 years old when diagnosed and have surgery.
At one point i was worried about Morgan. She has never had a BAT done. One day when she was sick (vomiting) i just had this crazy notion that she had liver problems so i brought her to work with me. I was told that if she did have liver problems they would have become very apparent when she was spayed because she would have had a difficult time with the anesthesia (not waking up, taking a long time to recover, dying on the spot). She has gone under anesthesia twice with no problems. |
Liver compromised dogs go under anesthesia and quite a few do fine. Some have reactions. Ellie does fine with it and her postprandial is 106. I would do a bile acid test if you're concerned. There is also a possibility of asymptomatic MVD.