Heather
People have had good results bringing liver ALT down using Liver
Support Factors by Country Life. I have to agree with you about the
biopsy. I am also dealing with a dog with kidney cancer and after the
biopsy, the cancer has just run rampant. I have also heard this from
others with dogs with cancer - once you biopsy, the cancer spreads
faster. Here is a good diet for cancer dogs .....
http://b-naturals.com/Jun2004.php
My dog is eating EVO right now BUT I do have her on a small dose of
pred. She wasn't eating nor drinking. I know it is just a cover up,
but at least she is eating and drinking now. Hope this helps in a
small way.
Sherry
On Dec 5, 2007, at 10:54 AM, Heather King (LCA) wrote:
Hi All,
My beloved Andy is a 10 year old double-merle border collie who has
recently had his second geriatric blood panel done. I was looking to
ease his arthritis with a prescription NSAID, but when the panel came
back with all 4 of the enzyme levels high (2 were moderate last year),
we couldn't do the anti-inflammatory after all. So, we opted to try a
month on Sam-E and Milk Thistle, and the numbers have gone down, but
not very much. The vet is recommending an ultrasound & biopsy. So I
guess I have a few questions:
Does CS do much for the liver? Anyone have a dog whose liver recovered
with remedies other than drug therapy? Anything particularly
effective? Should I be expecting better results with the Sam-E than
I'm getting? (I was told it would help with joint pain and help detox
the liver...). He hasn't been diagnosed with Hepatitis; the doc just
described it as similar to cirrhosis or weakening. I don't understand
that, really...
Perhaps I'm hesitant to do the biopsy because I had a dog who was
living with cancer diagnosed, but then I opted for the biopsy, which
seemed to "awaken" the cancer cells in the tumor so that it exploded
in growth and I had to put the dog down much sooner than expected. Not
looking to repeat that.
And last but not least: any thoughts on a diet that a liver-sick dog
will eat? He turns his nose up at nearly everything these days.
Frustrating...
Thanks for any advice.
Heather
