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Thank you. I've followed your astute comments for some time. Yes, Gabey is under the care of Dr. Jean Pitcairn of Chase Farm Veterinary Hospital, as she specializes in Eastern medicine approaches. She resisted the use of online products as they are not that reliable from sample to sample plus she likes to deal with companies she has preferred over the years. I'm in good hands. I left Gabey in her care this morning and will get him later today. I did suggest she consider the product as the testimonials are global and strongly supportive. So, we'll see. As for the liver, he had a mass about 4x5 cm in Sept '17. Now, that mass is 7 cm or so. His liver enzyme values Sept 17 were:
AST 113; ALT 382; Alk Phosphatase 1227; GGTP 30. All those levels were relatively high; I haven't seen current levels yet.
Why I'm more concerned with Kidneys over the liver is the liver can restore itself with proper care and medication. Kidneys seem to go quickly, but after reading all the reports on this forum for kidney problems, some dogs lasting up to 5 years after diagnosis.
I do have both Royal Canine canned foods for kidney and liver support. And Gabey does eat it.
Another more recent problem is that he has hurt his neck, so that is painful and being worked on by his doctor.
More will be known later today. thank you, Matt |