Hi. I've been following this thread, but didn't feel the need to post till now.
Just wanted to say that first: I hope and pray that Daisy is doing well and feeling better.
Second: Don't get too freaked out about those numbers. My LS dog ingested rancid cooking grease (amt unknown) and puked for 2-3 days. I was suspicious of Pancreatitis, so took her in to be checked. Her ALT was 433 and AST 230, no Pancreatitis. Recheck in one month ALT=544, AST=299. All I learned was that ALT generally means liver cell death. She is on Denamarin which protects the cells and supports liver cell regeneration. It is normal for the AST to increase concurrently with the ALT. It took 3 months for her values to drop. And they increased the first month!
4doggiesmama's Chipper's ALT was 1830, and had slightly elevated BATS. Due to be retested... need to check for an update.
Question: Daisy had crystals in her urine in the beginning of June? UTI and crystals can be frequent occurence in dogs with LS/MVD.
She was put on pain meds for limping? Tramadol? Maybe combination of Tramadol (in her system) with the Doxy caused liver problem? Just a thought. Or Phenobarbitol (barbiturate) will affect liver enzymes... don't know how close to Tramidol (opiate agonists) that is or effect on liver enzymes.
A small liver on xray can be indicative of LS, but for a 6 year old IDK, thought it would have been discovered before now. Any Xrays previously
taken to compare with? Even from different vet? Years ago?
Just some thoughts... also, many times the exact reason(s) for elevated ALT is never found, just providing liver support seems to eventually help the liver to heal itself over time.
Hope this has helped... Praying for sweet Daisy..
My 13 YO Peek a Boo's life was saved when he contracted pneumonia... vet put him on Doxy.(for a month)