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Originally Posted by capone17  Here is the update for Capone:
His pre bile test was Under 5 and post was over 30.
The vet is putting him on the same medication your pup is on, (Adenosyl) along with the special diet of MRX RC Canine Hepatic LS 14.
They want to re-test in 4 weeks or so.
I was thinking about it last night and about 2 weeks ago I had given Capone a bath with his normal shampoo and some tea tree oil to kill off flees. I am wondering if this might have caused a toxic reaction for his liver?
I just think it is weird that he would have a liver disease as he has NO symptoms. ( Except the test results) Any ideas or suggestions?? Thanks! for checking on Capone.
-Janine |
Tea tree oil can be toxic, especially if ingested. I just avoid it entirely.
With those results, it sounds like your vet did the SNAP Bile Acids Test in the office, so they can only tell if the results are avoid 30. This is very unspecific and in my opinion, close to a waste of money because now you don't know how far above normal the post is. It could be 31 or is could be in the hundreds. The post number helps distinguish between MVD and liver shunt. Next time I would make sure that they send it out to a lab if they did do it in-house this time.