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JRitchie10 · 07-22-2008, 05:31 PM

[QUOTE=Ellie May;2130576]It is good to do a blood panel but the ALT sometimes doesn't elevate until 70% of the liver is damaged, so it can be inconclusive. Looking at the BUN is good also (which is part of a blood panel).

Twenty-five percent protein isn't too high for a healthy dog.
When this started to happen, had she just been given medications or vaccines or possibly red meat? These things could've set her off.

[B]No, she actually was due for her heartworm meds but she was a week away from getting them when we noticed the shaking. She is currently on dry food (Natural Choice Lamb Meal and Rice). We don't give her any red meat at all; trying to keep her as healthy as possible. She gets no table scraps or leftovers. She loves (or should I say loved) peanut butter in her Kong but that has been stopped all together for the last week. Amazingly, the shaking has subsided substantially (her head). She is still very nervous during thunderstorms, so last night didn't help her here in Ohio.

Her ALT was at 43 (in the normal range) and BUN was 17 mg, also in the normal category. Actually, everything in her panel was normal except for her AMYL which was just a bit low at 358, but the vet wasn't concerned with it.

07-22-2008, 05:31 PM	#29
JRitchie10 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Monroe, Ohio Posts: 4	Help for Sophie [QUOTE=Ellie May;2130576]It is good to do a blood panel but the ALT sometimes doesn't elevate until 70% of the liver is damaged, so it can be inconclusive. Looking at the BUN is good also (which is part of a blood panel). Twenty-five percent protein isn't too high for a healthy dog. When this started to happen, had she just been given medications or vaccines or possibly red meat? These things could've set her off. [B]No, she actually was due for her heartworm meds but she was a week away from getting them when we noticed the shaking. She is currently on dry food (Natural Choice Lamb Meal and Rice). We don't give her any red meat at all; trying to keep her as healthy as possible. She gets no table scraps or leftovers. She loves (or should I say loved) peanut butter in her Kong but that has been stopped all together for the last week. Amazingly, the shaking has subsided substantially (her head). She is still very nervous during thunderstorms, so last night didn't help her here in Ohio. Her ALT was at 43 (in the normal range) and BUN was 17 mg, also in the normal category. Actually, everything in her panel was normal except for her AMYL which was just a bit low at 358, but the vet wasn't concerned with it.