Cocker Spaniel Elevated Liver Enzymes

[temperamentfirst]

My parents' 3 year old Cocker Spaniel was lethargic on Sunday, vomited a couple of times Monday morning. They took her to the local vet and the bloods showed very elevated enzymes and ultrasound showed enlarged liver. They put her on a drip and gave her anti emetics.

Monday evening we moved her to ARH, as the vet was not sure what was happening, and we didn't want her left unattended overnight.

So they put her on drip asap as she had dehydrated so much during the 45 minute trip. Her ALT was over 900 - should be 100!

Today, Friday, her ALT is 553, so it is gradually coming down. We went through everything she has eaten and any drugs she may have eaten, but she is fussy and I cannot see her eating anything like paracetamol. Also my parents are positive she did not get anything like that.

They did change her diet - I didn't know until Tuesday - and for the last few months she has been getting between 2 and 4 chicken wings daily, which apparently she barely chews and eats very quickly..

Has anyone heard of chicken wings having this sort of effect?

[SchnauzerMax]

My parents' 3 year old Cocker Spaniel was lethargic on Sunday, vomited a couple of times Monday morning. They took her to the local vet and the bloods showed very elevated enzymes and ultrasound showed enlarged liver. They put her on a drip and gave her anti emetics.

Monday evening we moved her to ARH, as the vet was not sure what was happening, and we didn't want her left unattended overnight.

So they put her on drip asap as she had dehydrated so much during the 45 minute trip. Her ALT was over 900 - should be 100!

Today, Friday, her ALT is 553, so it is gradually coming down. We went through everything she has eaten and any drugs she may have eaten, but she is fussy and I cannot see her eating anything like paracetamol. Also my parents are positive she did not get anything like that.

They did change her diet - I didn't know until Tuesday - and for the last few months she has been getting between 2 and 4 chicken wings daily, which apparently she barely chews and eats very quickly..

Has anyone heard of chicken wings having this sort of effect?

Only if she was burying them and eating them much much later. But I would also expect diarrhea / vomiting as well. Maybe a plant in the backyard? Some plants seeds are way more toxic and attractive to dogs than their foliage.

[Guest hankodie]

You need to get her into the vets for a bile acid test to see if her liver is functioning properly. Elevated liver enzymes could mean a number of things, but you mentioned her being fussy as well as the change in diet and these sound like symptoms of a liver shunt. The symptoms can sometimes be vague and underlying until the dog reaches a certain age.

The bile acid test is very simple, it's just a normal blood test that the vet does before and after she gets fed a meal.

[temperamentfirst]

You need to get her into the vets for a bile acid test to see if her liver is functioning properly. Elevated liver enzymes could mean a number of things, but you mentioned her being fussy as well as the change in diet and these sound like symptoms of a liver shunt. The symptoms can sometimes be vague and underlying until the dog reaches a certain age.

The bile acid test is very simple, it's just a normal blood test that the vet does before and after she gets fed a meal.

Ok - I remember doing that on my dog.

She is at the specialist vet so will request they do that test. Thank you:-)

[temperamentfirst]

You need to get her into the vets for a bile acid test to see if her liver is functioning properly. Elevated liver enzymes could mean a number of things, but you mentioned her being fussy as well as the change in diet and these sound like symptoms of a liver shunt. The symptoms can sometimes be vague and underlying until the dog reaches a certain age.

The bile acid test is very simple, it's just a normal blood test that the vet does before and after she gets fed a meal.

Ok - I remember doing that on my dog.

She is at the specialist vet so will request they do that test. Thank you:-)