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Originally Posted by ladyjane  Try not to get too upset over this. Liver enzymes are often elevated for unknown reasons. The number you gave sounds to me like it was the ALT ... 540 is high, but I have seen much much higher results in my pups. Recently I had a pup with 7,500. He was hospitalized and diagnosed with cholangiohepatitis. He was placed on antibiotics and he is fine now. We had his levels checked yesterday and the ALT was 100. It can go up quickly and also go down quickly. He is also on Denamarin which is similar to the Denosyl you have been given.
Hopefully she will have normal levels when you go back. The liver support is a good thing to do.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to message me. Please keep us posted!
Oh and BTW, often liver shunts are asymptomatic. I was not aware of that until last year when my Teddy Bear was diagnosed with one after I had him for 7 years. He had blood work every year and never had one elevation in anything! And, did not have any obvious symptoms...so it does happen! Not saying Lilah has one....just commenting on the fact that it can happen! |
Thank you so much for your response Linda , I really appreciate your experience and am trying not to over react until we have had some time to re evaluate. I am glad to have the knowledge that liver shunt can actually be asymptomatic but gosh I hope that's not the case for lilah! We did talk about the hepatitis concern but looking at the levels the pup you worked with had and lilah's elevation perhaps that is why the dr didn't think that was the issue? That is a vast difference! I will have to do some reading about what other symptom presentation I would be looking for with that. I am also reassured about the supplement she is starting and I really hope that at her retest her levels are normal.
I really appreciate the outpouring of support and well wishes for lilah, it means a lot to me and Teri- you are a sweetheart
