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Originally Posted by Miranda_Bay  Hi, I am not that new to YT. I have been looking up things for the past 2-3 years, my little girl Bebe has been having seizures so I thought I would post to find out if any others have had these questions...
Well, like I said, Bebe who is 3 almost 4 has recently started having seizures.. They started 2 weeks after her most recent vacs (Never doing again bc they are not necessary). We had blood work done, and new vet said everything is fine.. well I have a copy of the results and they are not in the "normal range".. most are just a little high or low (albumin, ggt, NA, total CO2, anion gap, osmolality, RBC, HGB, HCT) All were just slightly higher or lower than range.
The one that stuck out the most was Lipase at 230 High rather than 17-152. 
The vet said these are all normal.. ?? Well I wasn't able to look over the test results and ask her about it when I received them, but I will be calling tomorrow first thing.
She recommended a bile acid test and we did that today, she also recommended liver x-rays. I said to wait on x-rays.
Her seizures are nightly around the same time starting at 9pm and she is lost until bed time, sometimes Bebe is normal and playing but not all the time. We have Diazepam for when she starts to have ba seizures, the vet gave me a script for phenobarbital, but if she is having other issues and the meds could cause it to be worse..??? I just don't know what to do except get other opinions and possibly see her vet from before. I just don't trust these vets! I think they are all money hungry!!
Fellow YT-ers, please give me your thoughts or if any of your fur babies have experienced these issues. I'm so worried, Bebe has always been healthy and happy! |
When my dog had high bile acids, a scintigraphy followed by an abdominal sonogram was recommended instead of liver x-rays but they were suspecting liver shunt or MVD(microvascular dysplasia) due to the GI problems Tibbe had been having since he was about 4 years old.
I was told by YT's Ellie May/Crystal that even normal liver tests may not mean there isn't a shunt or liver problem. Does your dog have other symptoms - vomiting, spitting up yellow bile/foam, diarrhea, lethargy, head rubbing/pressing, wobbling on legs, wandering around or just the seizures? Dogs with liver shunts can have seizures from the toxins and some with MVD too. Even if he might have a form of epilepsy or other brain dysfunction causing the seizures, he could have shunt or MVD. Could be a combination of issues and symptoms, history and test results can guide your vet. But I would think a scintigraphy/sonogram would be far more helpful than the liver x-rays if the BAT is high and he seizes, especially if he has any other symptoms. If not, could be all neuro.
Vets are not all money hungry but if a dog is having seizures, they need to test to find out what is going wrong with your baby. It is expensive for sure to test. I'd sure get a neurologist evaluation if there are no GI symptoms and the BAT's normal and seizure is the only issue and not GI or other things. Here is a link at the bottom of this post that might give you some info on the liver issues, though you've probably seen it already.
My Tibbe has a probable diagnosis of MVD and is currently being controlled with a hepatic diet. He's no longer having GI problems or lethargy or acting weirdly in any way. Keep us updated as you find out his test results. I hope whatever it is it is something that is simple to treat.
ACVS - Hepatic Microvascular Dysplasia or Portal Atresia