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Originally Posted by yorkielady06  Bile acids are done pre and post prandial, meaning they draw the blood on a 12 hour fasted dog before eating. They then feed a high protein food (usually AD canned) then wait 2 hours and draw the post prandial. I always use an outside lab as in house ones are not as accurate and outside labs here double check for accuracy. Results are usually the next day or no later than 2 days after the draw.
Did you also have them do the liver panel and complete blood count?
Fingers crossed for good news for you and your pup.  |
BAT testing preprandial no longer requires a 12-hour fast per Dr. Center's protocol. I still fast my dog for consistent results because we started with fasting samples so I like to see the changes.
I also do not feed my dog AD canned for a BAT postprandial reading and never have nor has AD canned ever been suggested or recommended. The protocol suggests that the dog eat a normal meal of a normal size - so whatever the dog has been eating is what is usually fed.