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Old 11-29-2011, 02:24 PM   #8
Ellie May
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Hemolysis destroys blood cells and can lead to inaccurate results. Your vet will be able to tell you if the results were likely affected by this. It could be a good thing in that maybe the results that were off aren't really off...

Bile acids testing gives a look at how the liver is functioning. Pup is fasted for a variable period of time depending on the vet - usually 12 hours. Blood is drawn (pre meal - called preprandial). Pup is fed a food high in protein and/or fat depending on vet preference. Then two hours later blood is drawn again (post meal - called postprandial). There are different reference ranges depending on the lab used. Usually preprandial will be 10 or under and postprandial will be 15-20 or under. Anything over 25 becomes more worrisome.
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