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High ALT Level Mystery
At the age of 7 months, we took our Boxer "Gracie" to the vet for
spading, and we discovered through their routine blood work that Gracie's ALT levels were high. They performed the spading anyway, and during surgery, the took a liver biopsy, which proved negative. They commented that the liver looked healthy. They did not suspect a shunt. It's been a year since the surgery, and during the past year, Gracie's ALT levels had dropped via a series of prescription drugs and over- the- counter supplements (ie. Sam-E, Milk Thistle) ... at least we think that's why it dropped. At it's lowest point, the ALT had dropped to 118 (it had been nearly 900 at one point). When the vet saw Gracie's ALT drop to 118, they took her off all of the prescription drugs and the SAM-E. At the very next visit, her ALT increased to around 300, so they put her back on the SAM-E and Milk Thistle. Then, at the latest visit, her ALT went up to nearly 500. You would never know, from looking at her and observing her, that there's anything wrong with this dog. She's incredibly energetic, she's eat well, and she looks and acts healthy. Are there other reasons for ALT levels increasing other than liver disease? Are there foods that we should be avoiding? Are there other treatments that we should be considering? |
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High ALT Level Mystery
Where are they running the tests? It might be interesting to have one
done in-house and have one sent to the labs to see if there is any differences in the results. It is odd how they are changing like that. I have never heard of that before. |
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High ALT Level Mystery
On Feb 19, 5:45 am, "silvercelt" wrote:
Where are they running the tests? It might be interesting to have one done in-house and have one sent to the labs to see if there is any differences in the results. It is odd how they are changing like that. I have never heard of that before. They have done most of the tests inhouse, however they have sent at least one to a lab to confirm their inhouse results. |
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