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Jean dodds is really good at interpreting blood work and she is very conservative and she is only about 1 hr from this person. Vets all over the world consult her for blood work and vaccinations so that is why i drove to her for thyroid panel, titers and bile acids I just wanted to know why my dog was losing the hair on her neck and then wanted bile acids redone - sure enough my dog was hypothyroid and why she was losing hair on her neck :( |
hey guys i adopted an 8 mo old yorkie last month i immediatly before getting her had her ALT enzyme (and other blood work) done and it was perfectly normal. Today i took her to get spayed and the blood test showed a ALT level of > 800. I got her tested for bile acid pro and post fasting were both ABOVE 30. What does that mean? I take her to banfield they want to do ultra sound for her tomorrow but i read this is not the answer to her elevated bile acid test. Help... shes perfectlyh healthy and no symptoms what so ever! |
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Second, I would have her bile acids retested somewhere besides banfield... I personally just dont trust them at all and wonder how often they do this test and whether they truly know how to do the test, especially considering both numbers were similar. If they are still the same, chances are your pup has MVD because 30 isnt that bad as far as high bile acids go. I would not give them the money for an ultrasound tomorrow... that is not going to give you ANY answers and only cost you money. |
Hi I got the ALT test at another vet it gave us a level of 800 THEN took her to banfield to do the bile acid test. i am against banfield but this vet actually cared the only vet at banfield that has had yorkies and is very experienced. I do not know what to do now the value on the paper sai d GREATER than 30 it didn't say 30 exactly or any number what worries me is that post and pre are over 30 could she have just injested a toxin? table food can cause this whats the next step? ultra sound? |
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the problem is an ultrasound isnt going to tell you much of anything... if there was a very large shunt, they MAY see it, more then likely they would not. If it is MVD an ultrasound is going to tell you nothing at all. |
My Teddi is a liver shunt survivor. It's been 2 years since her surgery. I definitely recommend joining the yahoo group that Deb recommended. Also, just because you don't have symptoms doesn't mean they are fine. If you do the sintigraphy test you will be able to find out if they have 1 operable shunt or multiple. If you do nothing your 1 shunt could turn into multiple and then they are not operable. If you have 1 shunt you can have surgery and your dog can live a long normal life. |
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The BAT they did was an in house test and pretty unless. The highest it goes is "above 30" which is a waste, bc you need to know the exact numbers to guide to normal, mvd or liver shunt. That "above 30" could be 35 or 50 or 90 or 120 or 300 I hate it when they waste money, waste putting babies tru a fast and blood draw for the usless in house BAT tests. Please change to a private vet who is familiar with small breeds. |
what dog food do you use? |
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