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Originally Posted by CindyP812  Hi, I would love to know what the dermatologist found that lead her to suspect a liver disease. Also the recipe for the home made diet that you give her if at all possible and the meds. Meese is suspected of having MVD but no liver biopsy yet. I hate to put her through it. What kind of symptoms does she have? |
The dermatologist ran a comprehensive blood profile which showed liver enzyme elevations. The recipe for the home made diet is custom designed for her by a veterinary nutritionist, dr remillard. It is a very restrictive vegetarian diet, due to allergies and IBD. The original diet she ate was Hill's LD but could not tolerate it due to allergies and Irritable bowel disease (IBD).
The meds used when she flares usually include some or all of the following:
Marin (milk thistle supplement)
Denosyl (SAM-E supplement)
Amoxicillin (antibiotic)
Flagyl (for diarrhea)
Pepcid AC (for gastritis)
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Originally Posted by CindyP812 Also what where her ultrasound findings? Meese's US was normal which just meant that she does not have a liver shunt visible. Her bile acids were high on her post lab, normal on the pre. Liver blood work looked a little off but not enough to get upset about. |
Her ultrasound findings were: no macroscopic shunt detected, decreased liver size, underdeveloped portal blood vessel system, chronic renal changes, and hypermotile intestines (suspicious for IBD).