my dogs liver, kidney and pancreas enzymes are high. shes on i.v fluids and some liver medicine. i find out tomorrow if its been helping. what i need is someone with experience who can tell me HONESTLY what are the chances of this killing her.
2006-08-06 10:23:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
the vet said her levels was high due to human food. shes 2 years old and mixed breed between chihuahua and terrier *not sure which breed of terrier*.
2006-08-06 10:33:26 · update #1
It would totally depend on the age of the dog,breed,what the actual condition is, and what treatments are being given.
There are conditions as well as genetic defects and things like poision that can cause these things. Without that info, we can only guess.
Chances are, with proper treatment, she can pull through.
2006-08-06 10:29:12 · answer #1 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry about your dog. There are different causes of liver problems...toxins, infection, disease, tumors. If she has an infection there is a good chance she will respond to medicine. If it is disease, there are some medicines that can help repair/strengthen the liver. Tumors are not good, and there might not be anything other than surgery to try to help. Good luck!
I can't think of what human food could mess up her liver! At her age it is more likely a toxin or a liver shunt (abnormal blood supply to the liver).
2006-08-06 10:29:59 · answer #2 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my dogs still has messed up levels with her liver, and for her it is low levels of all of the above. They wanted to do steroids after they flushed her system. it didn't work. I ended up putting her on weight management diet (low fat) and she can't take many meds because her liver can't process it. For the last 7 years she has had basically no function but is happy and has a great life.
2006-08-06 10:30:01 · answer #3 · answered by Db 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
best thing is to do a search on the net... you will find alot of info on this ... it will give you an idea to what you are up against...specially if shes having liver failer? i looked up a little bit on it there might be some things that will help you deal with this . good luck i hope things go well for you and your pet.
2006-08-06 10:37:04 · answer #4 · answered by poopsy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our dog had liver problems when she was 12. We tried for 2 months to save her life before she ultimately succumbed to it. I'm sorry.
http://www.lbah.com/liver.htm has some good information on liver disease in dogs.
I blogged her treatment here, if you want to look at her lab numbers and see if it has any resemblance:
http://pearlpuppy.blogspot.com/2005_01_01_pearlpuppy_archive.html
2006-08-06 10:31:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without knowing what caused this, even a vet couldn't answer that without her medical history and test results.
My heart is with you, though, and I'll say some prayers for both of you. Send good thoughts and energy to her.
2006-08-06 10:29:47 · answer #6 · answered by gsdmommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋