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Originally Posted by megansmomma  How is he doing now? What did the vet decide is going on with him? |
He's doing better in many ways, his ears are looking alive again, I've seen him walk and move much more this last few days, than he did the first week. He has life in his eyes that he didn't have at first too! He is learning his new name, it's obvious when I talk to him that he is listening and knows when it's him I'm talking to/about.
We're still in the process of diagnosis. Forrest will be getting a bile acids test done later this week. His condition was so poor after his first vet visit and blood draw, I wanted a few days to try and build him up before getting another blood draw for the BAT. His ALT number was high at 215, but AST was within normal range, the ALT was the only number not within normal range.
His previous owner did email to tell me, the vets told her he did not have liver shunt. But without the OSU records we don't know what specific tests may have been done to rule out LS. I'm still trying to get those records so just maybe Forrest won't have to go through testing that's not necessary.
I honestly think a big part of his problem has been neglect. He is on a great quality, low protein food, that I do trust much more than the other commercial specialty liver diets I see promoted.