I believe that pups need to be 8 months old for an accurate Bile Acid Test.
Just the ALT result High, or was it the AST? You can ask them for a copy of the bloodwork. I would need to see the normal values for the tests to be sure.... my lab shows normals for ALT 12-118, from Antech Diagnostics. So, depending on where it was done, actually probably in-house... I'd have that repeated too at another vet, or have them do it a few days before the BAT is repeated... If the ALT is/was high, that could mean he ate something toxic enough to throw the ALT up, but not enough to make him really sick. I would have that chem panel (pre-op) run again now (at new vet) and in a month to see if there's any changes, but hold off on the BAT till he's 8 months old. You can wait to have him neutered too.
Does he have any symptoms after eating... any odd behavior you may have noticed? Anything he may have ingested that he shouldn't have? What was the odor you smelled? Was it like amonia? Has it gone away? |