High AST/ALT?????

[kjc]

Originally Posted by kjc

As I was doing other research, I came across this, from:

Gall Bladder problems in dogs

"...due to a sludge that animals can get similar to stones in people. She said that this could cause his elevated ALT and bile acids. ..."


Got an appt tomorrow with my vet.... will update....

Oh yeah, this went well. We gassed up before taking off, the van totally smelled of gas, I was feeling ill (from the fumes) so I cancelled the appointments... told DH just to get us home ASAP... but good news... we are rescheduled for Monday! (and the van didn't blow-up!)

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by kjc

Oh yeah, this went well. We gassed up before taking off, the van totally smelled of gas, I was feeling ill (from the fumes) so I cancelled the appointments... told DH just to get us home ASAP... but good news... we are rescheduled for Monday! (and the van didn't blow-up!)

lol well glad you are ok and got it rescheduled sometimes things happen for a reason loll but i am trying to still figure out my tuesday - washer smoked up and died, someone hit and run on my landcruiser and i owed the irs and state a ton - hmmm now what is the reason lollll

[kjc]

Okay, trying this one more time.. Vet appt 10 AM yesterday, and we made it there!
Needed to get recheck bloodwork and urinalysis, investigate a lump on her right side next to the spine below her last rib (about the size of a quarter or less), pick up more meds, and get an X-ray.

Vet felt the lump, drew blood for bloodwork, got the urine, and took 2 X-rays.

Bit of history from Dec 09: Tinkerbell had eaten an unknown amount of rancid grease from near the stove in MIL's house. Vomited for 2 days, and I made a Vet appt to rule out pancreatitis. This is when her ALT and AST came back so elevated. (AST 240 (Ref 15-66), ALT 433 (Ref 12-118)), but no pancreatitis. BUN and Creatinine also low. Recheck in Jan 2010 (AST 299 ALT 544) BUN and creatinine still low, and now low cholesterol, too.

Back to today: results are in: AST 50 (WNL) ALT 240 (I'll get a copy tomorrow of the rest of the results) and the Urinalysis showed many bacteria and her WBC is elevated. (UTI)

The X rays showed 1. a small sized liver 2. no Gallbladder problems 3. full intestines 4. two microchips (one where the lump is) 5. A slightly large heart

The Plan: 14 days of Clavamox for UTI, Increase Denamarin to next size up (she actually has gained weight : low weight being a problem for LS dogs) And considering Ultrasound to determine if single or multiple shunts, or no shunts, or maybe repeat BAT, but get ALT to normal first.

[kjc]

Forgot about this thread... it contains a link to an article about liver enzyme bloodwork I've been trying to find for 2 years that someone had asked about.