Sonya, I am still surprised that she wanted to wait 4-6 weeks for a recheck. Do you have options for another opinion from another vet. I know here in my small town there is only one vet:eek: but I can drive a little and find others. Good luck and prayers coming for little Rainbow.

I am so sorry to hear this. I am sending prayers and well wishes for Rainbow.

I am so sorry to hear this! I really really hope she does not have liver shunt! I have to go do bloodwork on the girls as well. I am so worried cause they are small. I hope Rainbow is okay, I will pray for her.

Update
 

I picked Sunnie up at the vets just a little while ago and was able to talk again to the vet about Rainbow. She will be going in the morning to have a bile acid test. I hope they cannot screw up the test. The vet agreed with me when I said I was not willing to stand by and wait another 4-6 weeks to find something out. I told her, I do not want to chance her having MORE damage IF that is what she has. The only thing that bothered me was that the assistants had never done a BAT and weren't even sure what it was or what it was for. So I think that helped me decide that if she DOES have a positive BAT, I will have to go to another vet for treatment. I don't want Rainbow to be a guineau pig. She means too much to me. I have been PM'd a couple of names of vets, but they are about an 8 hour drive from me and I hope I could find someone closer. Any ideas?? Does anyone know a good vet who is very experienced with liver problems and yorkies in particular? IN southern California?? I have a couple of names from PM's and they sound great too, but hopefully I can find someone a little closer. Of course, I have no problem driving a distance if that is what it takes as well.

So sorry for all that you are going through. Sending prayers and wishes for a positive outcome.

Do you think this could be CAUSED by the food??

NEVER DONE A BAT!???!:eek: :eek: :eek:
I don't know if you know the protocol, so here it is:
Fast for 12 hours (overnight). Dr. Center has now said they don't need to fast for this long but it is okay to do and is most popular.
Draw blood.
Give either a regular meal or a high fat meal (different vets do different things...sometimes they use canned A/D).
Wait 2 hours.
Draw blood again.
Send to lab.
Get results in 1-3 days.

I can't speak for bjh but I would say while it isn't likely, it is entirely possible. Technically pancreatitis can raise the ALTs. Pancreatitis can be caused by a high fat diet (Evo is slightly high at 22%) and possibly a high protein diet. I think you'd need a diagnosis to know whether the food had anything to do with it.

I agree with Crystal, it is possible the food could be causing pancreatitis and that could raise the ALT. Are you feeding them the Evo dry food? From what I found it looks like that is 42 percent protein and that is way to high in my opinion for a Yorkie. Any dog with liver problems needs to be on a lower protein diet. I am glad you are getting the BAT test done. I just hope they do it right. Also, when was the last time Rainbow had her vaccinations?

Sunnie,

I hope everything works out with your baby. You are a good mama for taking such quick action.

Oh my goodness, I"m sorry to hear this..Praying for good news. Glad you got the BAT test done. Hugs

Just a quick thought, she hasn't had any medicine (heartworm, flea..) in the last 7-14 days or vaccines in the last month or two, has she? This could skew BAT results.

I guess I should clarify.. The vet assistant has never done a BAT. The vet explained it to me exactly like you did Ellie, so I am sure she knows how to do it.

It has been since august 17, 2007 since her vaccines.. she is due again 8/17/08

She/they ALL have been eating Innova EVO dry kibble small bites (turkey/vegatable formula)

new question.. wouldn't she show some kind of stomach upset or other symptoms if she had pancreatitis

Nope, no meds, no vaccines/no heartworm meds/ (heartworms are rarely seen hear) although part of this blood panel, she was TESTED for heartworms and the indication was negative