[Hannah3183]

Originally Posted by jadecomputergal

She's done extremely well on it. She finally gained some weight and went from an even two pounds to three pounds, ten ounces, in less than three weeks.

As others have said, the type of protein is a concern as well as the protein level. Regardless, a food with 20+% protein of any type is too much for a liver-compromised dog, if that's really what's going on.

Was the 48 on the BAT pre or post-prandial? If it was post, it was high, but not horrible. Results can vary a bit by the lab where the analysis is done, but the rule of thumb is that <10 pre and <20 post is "normal." Just as a basis for comparison, one of mine was 279 pre and 370 post. No question about that being high.

I'd get a second or third opinion if I were you. I was telling my vet just the other day how great it would be if we could claim vet bills for medical expenses on our taxes like we can with human's medical expenses. Mine are going to come to around $7,000 this year, and that's only if nothing else goes wrong

Her post was 48. I've been to two vets - both kinda unsure where to go from here.