Absolutely, Julia. Liver disease can be so frustrating, as the answers don't come easy. Over the past eight months, I've spent thousands and have had every test done - some of them more than once - and we stopped just short of an open biopsy. We still don't have any real answers. Obviously something was seriously wrong for his ALP to climb to over 7000, but his liver function remained good (bile acid only slightly elevated) and he continued to eat well, didn't lose any weight, and is pretty frisky for a 14 year old. We added ursodial a couple of months ago, mainly just for the antioxidant effect, and either it had an immediate positive effect, or all the other stuff we'd been doing for months finally caught up. ALP is still quite elevated but his ALT is normal now and for the past two months the ALP has been dropping so hopefully we are finally on the right track. Has your pup been tested for Cushings? We were finally heading in that direction but his test was negative. Definitely sending prayers and good thoughts for Zoey. Hope you get some answers soon. Is the ALP the only number that's elevated?
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