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07-25-2008, 06:30 AM | #1 |
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| Liver numbers I bought a new puppy a month ago. She had a BAT at 16 weeks of 36/25. I even asked on this board if I should go ahead with adopting her and mostly everyone agreed that I should. Well, she was spayed on Tues. and lo and behold, all of the pre surgery numbers were normal. No, they didn't do a BAT, but my vet said according to this, she looked VERY normal and she wouldn't do anything different right now unless she starts to develope symptoms. She reccommended retesting every year just to be on the safe side, but for now, she doesn't think there is any problem with her. I did the happy dance on the way home. What do all of you "experts" think about this? |
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07-25-2008, 06:51 AM | #2 | |
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07-25-2008, 06:54 AM | #3 |
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| Great news I wouldn't trust a blood panel when it comes to liver function though. If you are concerned, bile acid testing is best. Those numbers aren't too bad though. The 25 is okay and the 36 would concern me a little bit. I'd probably retest in a few months and as Nicole said, if it is good you may not need to test at all after that.
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07-25-2008, 01:24 PM | #4 |
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07-25-2008, 03:34 PM | #5 |
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| A regular blood panel is not nearly as sensitive to liver function as a bile acid test. It won't necessarily show any issues until the liver is quite damaged. Make sure no vaccinations or meds including heartworm and flea are given within 2 weeks of doing another BAT. Those numbers sound pretty good. The 36 is a little off, but not enough to worry too much. My recommendation would be to re-test in a couple of months to make sure. All in all, sounds great!
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