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Originally Posted by scrapindee  I only follow Dr. Jean Dodds schedule. I don't do boosters until they are about 5-6 years old after titers. Only do Rabies--only the minimal amount required by law.
Do full blood panel. If liver values aren't normal, then do bile acid. |
You can have liver issues without liver enzymes showing it. It is actually more common than people realize. I found this out the hard way...I used to believe that there was no way they could have a shunt with normal enzymes. Then, there was my boy Teddy who had a congenital shunt that was not found until he had bladder stones...and I had had him for years with yearly labs done. Never any alterations at all. Fortunately for him I had taken him to a specialty hospital and the soft tissue surgeon saw the stones and felt they were urates and did an exploratory and found a shunt! They called me from the OR and asked if I wanted to repair..which of course I did. I was so stunned...and now know it is just sometimes that way. It really all depends on how much blood is being diverted..and how much is still going through the liver.
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