Liver enzymes ALT level of 1500
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Re: Liver enzymes ALT level of 1500
yes i sure did like Your "Zen" Whiskey boy
Hopefully the Tylan will start to improve the poo.... and hopefully your vet will agree to the 1/4 tsp twice a day. Glad she already gave you some Proviable. Good stuff...
Keep us posted and we'll walk you thru the steps as needed.
Hopefully the Tylan will start to improve the poo.... and hopefully your vet will agree to the 1/4 tsp twice a day. Glad she already gave you some Proviable. Good stuff...
Keep us posted and we'll walk you thru the steps as needed.
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........
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Re: Liver enzymes ALT level of 1500
Yes poop is improving! It is getting more brown and less yellow and getting more firm! Yay!
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Re: Liver enzymes ALT level of 1500
WAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........
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Re: Liver enzymes ALT level of 1500
Well I guess I might have cheered too soon. I am attaching a photo of last night’s brownish poop and tonight’s poop that is smaller but yellow again. So is color or firmness more important to be improving at this point? I am trying to not be too impatient about his progress but am curious about what I should expect to see if things are going well or not. I was also wondering if I should I give him any B12 pills? I have some CoBalequin that I use to give him. Thanks again for your advice, it is so greatly appreciated!
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- Olesia711
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Re: Liver enzymes ALT level of 1500
YES.. please do give Whiskey the Cobalaquin B12..... these B12 pills are good, made with Cyanacobalamin B12, but with some EPI dogs they don't work as well as expected... if this happens with Whiskey, then you will want to switch to the WOnderlabs Pet Factor B12 made with Methylcobalamin B12.
But YES, please do start giving the B12 pills ASAP... as low B12 can also contribute to sloppy stools.
Regarding the step backwards with the poo.... don't worry about it yet... what you want is OVER ALL poos moving in the right direction.. but sometimes with getting EPI and SID under good control, it is 2 steps forward, 1 step backward.... so just watch and assess overall.
Also, sometimes you get a blob of bad poos when trying to straighten things out and i think (although i am just guessing here)... it is almost like a blow out of whatever crappy stuff is lingering about............
Anyway.. please continue to keep us posted and include pictures... VERY helpful.
THe crappy poo pic had slime in it and that's SID....
But YES, please do start giving the B12 pills ASAP... as low B12 can also contribute to sloppy stools.
Regarding the step backwards with the poo.... don't worry about it yet... what you want is OVER ALL poos moving in the right direction.. but sometimes with getting EPI and SID under good control, it is 2 steps forward, 1 step backward.... so just watch and assess overall.
Also, sometimes you get a blob of bad poos when trying to straighten things out and i think (although i am just guessing here)... it is almost like a blow out of whatever crappy stuff is lingering about............
Anyway.. please continue to keep us posted and include pictures... VERY helpful.
THe crappy poo pic had slime in it and that's SID....
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........
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Re: Liver enzymes ALT level of 1500
Ok, thanks for the quick response and helpful information! How will I know if it isn't working for him? He has had low levels of B12 in the past. This summer the GI blood work report said that the b12 levels were very high but I believe they were because I had been giving him the b12 pills for a month or so?? prior to the test. The report didn't say that there was a problem just noted the high levels. I stopped giving them to him and I am almost out of the Cobalaquin pills anyway so should I purchase the wonderlabs brand and try them instead?
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Re: Liver enzymes ALT level of 1500
Elizabeth
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Re: Liver enzymes ALT level of 1500
ahhh... crappy SID poo. It is getting better...but not there just yet.
When giving the enzymes, mix the enzymes in the food and THEN add some water to wet the food and the enzymes together.
Also.... justt looking at the poo.....it could mean that some "tweaking" needs to be done.... but exactly what is always a guess. SO... as we always suggest, lets try things one at a time:
1. for 2 days reduce the SLippery Elm to 1/4 tsp with the meals... and watch the poo output to see if this improves the poos or not. If the poos improve ...slippery elm results are fairly quick... so you should be able to determine fairly quickly if it was too much slippery elm causing the soft stools.
2. If #1 isn't the problem.... then for the next 3 to 5 days ....the next thing to try is add 1/8 -1/4 tsp more of enzymes to each meal ..... again, watch the poos closely, if the poos improve then this means that the food that you are feeding is not optimal and eventually you will need to find a food that works better for WHiskey.
3. If #2 isn't the problem, in other words you don't see any difference, then that means you need to slightly increase the TYlan antibiotic dose. Sometimes this happens with some of these dogs. In which case just add 1/8 tsp more or Tylan to the breakfast and dinner meals.
And please keep us posted!
When giving the enzymes, mix the enzymes in the food and THEN add some water to wet the food and the enzymes together.
Also.... justt looking at the poo.....it could mean that some "tweaking" needs to be done.... but exactly what is always a guess. SO... as we always suggest, lets try things one at a time:
1. for 2 days reduce the SLippery Elm to 1/4 tsp with the meals... and watch the poo output to see if this improves the poos or not. If the poos improve ...slippery elm results are fairly quick... so you should be able to determine fairly quickly if it was too much slippery elm causing the soft stools.
2. If #1 isn't the problem.... then for the next 3 to 5 days ....the next thing to try is add 1/8 -1/4 tsp more of enzymes to each meal ..... again, watch the poos closely, if the poos improve then this means that the food that you are feeding is not optimal and eventually you will need to find a food that works better for WHiskey.
3. If #2 isn't the problem, in other words you don't see any difference, then that means you need to slightly increase the TYlan antibiotic dose. Sometimes this happens with some of these dogs. In which case just add 1/8 tsp more or Tylan to the breakfast and dinner meals.
And please keep us posted!
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........
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Re: Liver enzymes ALT level of 1500
Thank you so much!!! I will try your suggestions!
- Olesia711
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Re: Liver enzymes ALT level of 1500
please keep us posted!
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........
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