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Hi Tara
I’ve just read about poor Diablo – this is such a worry for you. One of my previous dogs (Sprockett, an elderly border collie) had a severe CVD attack – he vomited, couldn’t eat or toilet, kept falling over, he was crashing into things, his eyes started to move rapidly from side to side & had severe head tilt. It was very upsetting & horrible to watch, so I really sympathise with what you are going through. My dog made a FULL complete recovery after a couple of weeks, despite me thinking he might not get ever better. The vet said a lot of people assume their dogs will not recover from this because it looks so distressing & the outcome is normally an excellent & full recovery. It sounds like Diablo doesn’t have such severe symptoms as that, thank goodness. Good luck getting the ears etc checked at the vets – I really hope he’s soon on the mend – keep us posted on how he’s doing. We will be thinking of you.
Loads of love from Sheena, Worzel & Ollie
Hi Patrice
We are all so grateful for everything you have done already – this is a GREAT site which runs smoothly, thanks to you. Don’t worry about anything on here for now, just concentrate on getting your dear Cassie better. We all know how much she means to you & I am crossing everything for her to make a full recovery.
Sheena, Worzel & Ollie
Poor Bingo suffering things stuffed in his orifices – how degrading! I’m glad to hear he’s happy with his liver cleansing diet & is the same hungry boy. No more “episodes” please Bingo – Mum needs a few stress free weeks now. Fingers crossed, he will have lower enzymes next time.
Love as always, Sheena, Worzel & Ollie
PS I was looking at co-enzyme Q10 – really good for gum disease (and heart disease), but have read it could raise liver enzymes – what a shame.
Hi Vally
Please don’t worry too much my friend. I can assure you that these problem values are slightly raised, not sky high. They just need to be kept an eye on for now. I would bet lots of money that when he was on starting doses of his drugs, his liver enzymes would have been much, much worse. I know it’s easy for me to say. Get that scan done anyway if you are concerned, otherwise you will worry yourself sick for the next few weeks. I’m glad to hear his pred is down again – brilliant! His ALT may well drop, even with a small reduction in the pred & increase in milk thistle. I have never, ever found a decent pill cutter, so I tend to dissolve things in a syringe (so you know the exact amount of water) if it’s soluble – just an idea.
Love Sheena & the boyz
Hi Vally,
well you know everybody has their quiet moments:) Wit the time change I am a bit sluggish all week. So maybe that’s all it is, lets hope. I know after what we all have been through,a dog that is not eating properly or a bit tired gets our red flags up like crazy!
I am getting back to your potato question, here is a blog post from Dr Dodds:
I hope that answers your question:)
About the liver values I have to tell you this incredible story. A friend of mine has a beautiful white 5 year old Standard Poodle, Katie. After she was not eating right, of to the vet, lots of tests, liver values over the roof, ultrasound showed the liver was so tiny they could not believe she was alive. She got (in my world) really crummy food prescribed and was put on some homeopathic remedies. 2years later she is still here and doing great. Miracles do happen and I think the liver is an amazing organ capable of healing itself.
Give your little man a hug from his Canadian auntie!
Best wishes,
Brigitte & the poodle boys
Hi Vally
I agree with your 20% calculation for milk thistle – sounds right – avoiding the alcohol version would be a really good idea.
I still suspect the ALT may be steroid related too. If the ALT doesn’t come down, put your mind at rest & have that scan done. What harm can that do? I would get it done if it was Worzel, just in case, as I am a fellow member of the crazy, paranoid pet owners club. ALKP is another liver enzyme & it is normal, not even anywhere near the high end either – that’s really good. Albumin is also normal, but Total Bilirubin is a tiny bit high though. I found this for you – it’s long winded but very informative
http://voices.yahoo.com/canine-health-liver-enzyme-testing-liver-disease-10374621.html?cat=5
I know it says “cat” on the end but it is about dogs. Anyway, cats are very welcome on here as well as dogs.
Sorry to embarrass Bingo about his musculature! Tell him he is still the most handsome boy to me. More protein will hopefully help this. Organic eggs are great – they seem to have become a “superfood” these days & my lads love them. Worzel is weaker than he was on his hind legs, but he is getting to be an old fella now – he can still run like the wind though! I am just grateful he wants to run about still, even if he isn’t quite as fit as before the onset of the IMHA.
Hope the milk thistle does the trick – try not to worry too much – none of these liver test values are very high at all. I still think he has made a fantastic recovery & is doing very well considering he still takes the drugs.
Love to you both, Sheena, Worzel & Ollie
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