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mariabrown · 06-26-2010, 01:13 PM

Hi Everyone,

My 12 year old boy was just diagnosed with a Benign Liver Tumor. He's been having high ALT levels for about a year now. (Highest at 900, then came down to about 150, now it's back up to 300) I finally gave into my vet's urgings to do a biopsy and this is what we found. He doesn't recommend surgery because the location of the tumor and his age. Instead, he wants to try management through drugs but said that eventually his liver will fail - I'm going back in to see him next week.

Right now he's doing fine - in fact he hasn't been sick at all in the last year. we only found out about the ALT elevations during a routine blood screen prior to getting his teeth cleaned.

I'm absolutely devastated. He is my first pet and my absolute best friend in the world. It's just really hard for me to digest all this information. I haven't been able to think about anything else for the last few days since I got the call.

Please help. Does anyone out there have any experience with Liver tumors? What can I expect? And please pray for us!

06-26-2010, 01:13 PM	#1
mariabrown YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 3	Benign Liver Tumor - Hepatic Adenoma Hi Everyone, My 12 year old boy was just diagnosed with a Benign Liver Tumor. He's been having high ALT levels for about a year now. (Highest at 900, then came down to about 150, now it's back up to 300) I finally gave into my vet's urgings to do a biopsy and this is what we found. He doesn't recommend surgery because the location of the tumor and his age. Instead, he wants to try management through drugs but said that eventually his liver will fail - I'm going back in to see him next week. Right now he's doing fine - in fact he hasn't been sick at all in the last year. we only found out about the ALT elevations during a routine blood screen prior to getting his teeth cleaned. I'm absolutely devastated. He is my first pet and my absolute best friend in the world. It's just really hard for me to digest all this information. I haven't been able to think about anything else for the last few days since I got the call. Please help. Does anyone out there have any experience with Liver tumors? What can I expect? And please pray for us!