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09-08-2010, 07:28 AM | #1 |
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| Khloe is getting her bile acid test done today The vet took Khloe in this morning for a precautionary bile acid test. I may have posted in the wrong place, but I did it because it isn't a medical emergency; just a test to put my mind at ease. She is a little lazy for a pup, so I brought her in to rule everything out. The vet seems optimistic about what her results will be, and said that the cause could be the kids going back to school and my recent separation. Just keep her in your thoughts today; I will be a broken woman if anything happened to her.
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09-08-2010, 07:41 AM | #2 |
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| OK - I've read and read and read but have not found out what exactly does this test entail. Is it a blood test? I'm thinking not. But I did read somewhere about fasting??? How did you prepare her for this test and what is actually done to her to rule this out. And what is the best age to have this test done? |
09-08-2010, 07:43 AM | #3 |
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| Ooops. Almost forgot. I hope everything goes well and nothing is wrong with your little baby. She'll be in my prayers. |
09-08-2010, 07:44 AM | #4 |
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| Best of luck. Maybe she is like me, we just take our time getting there! |
09-08-2010, 07:55 AM | #5 |
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| I dropped her off early this morning. The vet told me not to feed her this morning or last night. Her blood was drawn, and then two hours later, the vet was going to feed her a fatty meal. After that, they are going to draw her blood again, and compare the two levels of her bile acid (which is the acids stored in her gall bladder and secreted from the liver). This test is usually administered during the first year of a dog's life. Some people do it and some people don't; I'm just overprotective and want to make sure that everything is alright. If the test is normal, they will be able to evaluate it there. If not, they will have to mail the samples off to find out what to do from there.
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09-08-2010, 09:57 AM | #7 |
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| happy thoughts happy thoughts |
09-08-2010, 11:14 AM | #8 |
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| Her levels are fine. Yayy! Going to go pick up my puppy. For future reference, a puppy only needs this done if they are vomiting, if their coordination is bad, etc. The vet's assistant did this today, and the vet is giving me 1/2 off on the service since he didn't deem it necessary. But all is well and I'm very happy and relieved. He told me that I just have a mellow puppy and not to worry. All bases has been covered, and the next time he expects to see me is with her rabies shot next month. I'm not liking that, but if she were to bite someone (even playing), and she didn't have her rabies, she could be quarantined at the shelter for 6 months and I could have a fine of $1500. So we have to. ):
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09-08-2010, 01:09 PM | #9 |
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09-08-2010, 01:17 PM | #10 | |
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I am praying this is your mistake and not the vet's!
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09-08-2010, 01:22 PM | #11 |
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| Typo; but she didn't eat after midnight. Her appointment was at 9:00 AM, but they took some blood when she arrived, waited, fed her, waited, and drew more blood and compared the samples. They were finished by 2:50ish or so. I'm happy to hear the news, and that all is well. She was greeted by my Mom's beagle when we came home; I think she has a crush on a big dog. lol.
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09-08-2010, 04:55 PM | #12 |
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| Great that would do it!
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09-09-2010, 06:40 AM | #13 |
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| She gets hyper and playful with the beagle, and my Blackberry blurs photos. I wish that it was an easy task to post pics from my digital camera on YT; I would love for you to see her with 'Fred the beagle'. lol. It is the funniest thing that I've ever seen. And she is scared of her own reflection. It doesn't make any sense to me; I think she has a 'thing' for bigger dogs. And she had a play date last night with my sister's Pekingese 'Corky Hokingfeather'. I'm scared about the rabies, but scared about people being lawsuit crazy too. And she does play; not hard enough to injure anyone, but you never know. Hope you are having a fabulous day! Thanks for your advice and support. I really appreciate it. My nerves are on edge with my personal life, and it's so nice to have your kindness and expertise through it all.
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09-09-2010, 07:19 AM | #14 | |
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There are many reasons to do a bile acids test beside vomiting or coordination being off. Usually, liver enzyme elevations can lead a vet to do a bile acids test to gain more information about how the liver is functioning. The protocol for bile acids no longer requires fasting; however, we fast our dog for BAT because we also draw for regular superchemistry values at the same time. We also started with fasting draws, so for consistency and accuracy over several years, we still fast our dog for BAT. Bile acids testing is not reliable in dogs under 16 weeks old and any puppy tested at 16 weeks should have the values repeated.
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09-09-2010, 07:26 AM | #15 | |
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