|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
05-20-2015, 09:45 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: columbia mo
Posts: 12
| ALT is really high after bloody poop... rocco is almost 12 years old..pretty normal for the most part except higher liver enzyme levels.. I've had him since he was 8 weeks old..if anything happens to him i will be devastated!!!! i took him for a walk last week after he was acting odd, and the walk was normal for the most part until he pooped all blood....took him right to the vet and did bloodwork that came back high in alt at 471!!! the vet gave him fluids from dehydration and antibiotics and gi medicine... she said come back in 2 weeks for an ultrasound...i'm realy nervous...rocco has been on mature "chicken soup of the soul" dog food for 10 years...i'm posting his blood work to see if anyone can help... http://i.imgur.com/uEnMkxP.png |
Welcome Guest! | |
05-22-2015, 05:01 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | I'm so sorry no one has answered this yet. So sorry to hear your baby might be sick. It could just be a fluke though - will you be repeating the bloodwork? What ideas did the vet have in terms of what it could be? How is your kiddo feeling today?
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° |
05-22-2015, 06:25 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: columbia mo
Posts: 12
| doing more blood work next week with ultrasound. rocco has pancreatics and has been on the high level of liver enzymes for about 3-4 years after finding out about pancreatics. so i'm thinking i might need to replace his dry food with something less fatty. just sucks cause he is entering his twilight years and i wish he could just stay with me forever.. |
05-22-2015, 07:06 AM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Fountain Hills, AZ USA
Posts: 385
| Was the blood bright red or dark and tarry? Pancreatitis will definitely elevate liver enzymes and your little guy's are not really all that high and in line with a dog with chronic pancreatitis flaring up. I didn't see Lipase was tested. Have you done a SPEC cpl to see what his pancreatitic enzymes look like? The slight elevations in GGT and ALP probably signify some kind of inflammation/bile duct issue which also goes along with pancreatitis. Is he eating and drinking well? Elevations in the blood cells likely point to dehydration, which would make sense if he has diarrhea and is not eating well. I fed my yorkie with chronic pancreatitis mostly Royal Canin GI lowfat. The diet needs to be very low in fat. Occasionally I gave him home cooked boiled white rice, chicken breast or white fish and veggies. Finishing out the antibiotics and retesting labs in a few weeks is a good plan, but personally I'd also want the SPEC cpl done right away. You can get an overnight answer on the test from IDEXX and then you'd know what you're dealing with for sure. If those labs were just drawn yesterday, its likely they can just test the same sample. What would your vet be looking for with the ultrasound? Diana |
05-22-2015, 02:57 PM | #5 | |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: columbia mo
Posts: 12
| Quote:
he eats very well. but he will not drink water much at all!!! ugh!!! this is a battle everyday!! what do you recommend on how to get water in his system.. i tried ice cubes, fresh water couple times a day, even using a syringe to let him get something in.. nothing works really!!! | |
05-22-2015, 03:06 PM | #6 |
YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Fountain Hills, AZ USA
Posts: 385
| If you're feeding kibble, you can soak it in warm water to up the fluid content. Kibble fed dogs always/should drink more than a dog eating canned as the moisture content of canned is much higher. You can also add a little low fat and low sodium chicken broth to the water. Just put small amounts out at a time though because you don't want it to become rancid. If the labs normalize you may be able to skip the ultrasound. My last yorkie had extremely elevated liver enzymes for years, along with chronic hepatitis. We lost him at 16, not to anything related to his liver or pancreas. Diana |
05-22-2015, 04:04 PM | #7 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: columbia mo
Posts: 12
| ok, i'm going to try the chicken broth...hopefully he will get some liquids down...i noticed the only time he will drink if i'm in the room talking normally to somebody on the phone or my g/f in the room, he will just start drinking for no reason.. |
05-22-2015, 07:03 PM | #8 |
Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas
Posts: 27,451
| The usual protocol for pancreatitis is fluids for 3 - 4 days and then a recheck of the blood work. I am surprised they would treat and then say to come back in two weeks??? I don't want to frighten you, but pancreatitis can kill them quickly. As for chicken broth, that is something a lot of people do. In all my years I have not done it and don't see the value honestly. IF a dog is dehydrating, there is nothing you can really give them that will substitute IV or subcutaneous fluids. Please do not be deluded into thinking you can fix dehydration. Check his gums and make sure they are wet to touch...if not, off to the vet for a check for dehydration as these little ones can go down quickly! If this is a mild case, then he may turn around .. but you do need to watch closely and be aware. As for the ALT, I would not be totally alarmed by that number. I have had pups with ALT in the 2 - 4,000 range! It's a weird test to totally depend on. Yes, it is a sign that maybe something needs to be addressed, but by itself, honestly not a huge thing. A vet looks at the whole picture. What was up with the bloody stools? You said it was all blood...did the vet check the blood to make sure it is not HGE? If he has any more episodes of bloody stools, get back to the vet. Please keep us posted. I will keep him in my thoughts and prayers.
__________________ |
Bookmarks |
|
|
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart