Raleigh, Archie, Gus

Hi Kathy,
I just wrote you a visitor's message.
Right now Raleigh's eye seems OK. It gets checked in 3-4 weeks.
Gus seems to have recovered from his surgery. I don't think the nostril surgery made much of a difference. He must have problems inside his nose.

I took Archie to see a homeopathic vet on the 19th. She gave him a remedy to see if vaccination side effects can be cleared. I have a phone consult with her on Friday so I will be discussing his ALT with her to she what she recommends. Archie's regular vet said he would put him on Standard Process for the liver but he will let the homeopathic vet suggest something. The regular vet told me he is a believer in anything holistic.
The regular vet feels Archie's liver has some kind of inflammation caused by his poor immune system. That's what he thinks is going on. He said Archie's immune system has never matured. I think his immune system was overloaded with too many vaccinations at too young of an age and then again you have to consider where he came from. His vaccination record from the breeder makes me sick to look at. Then with the rabies vaccination it made things worse. That's my opinion. It just makes me so, so angry. It hurts.

Hi Sharlene,
What other liver tests can be done besides an ultrasound?
Archie had an ultrasound done last Feb. Do you think things could have changed since then?

Thanks for the new year wishes.

Happy new year to everyone.

Obviously I'm not Sharlene, but I can answer your question regarding and ultrasound. Yes, there can definitely be changes in 11 months. I realize that money is tight and you have medical issues going on with all three dogs, which does not help. If Archie were my dog, I would get another ultrasound done. If his liver looks okay on the ultrasound, that will help ease your mind some. If it doesn't, hopefully you'll have a new direction to go with his treatment.I am so sorry to hear that his aggression and peeing issue has not been resolved. He's very young to be having so many of these issues.:o:( Has he seen a specialist other than the homeopathic vet? Your regular vet has been treating him all of this time without any improvement. I would be looking for another vet, but then that's me. You must be worn to a frazzle. I would be! :eek::eek:

A bile acid test may be able to show how the liver is functioning.

Here's a link to an article which discusses the tests used for the liver, and a lot of other info: http://www.idexx.it/pdf/it_it/smalla...er-disease.pdf
It is a long read :eek:

Archie saw an IMS last Jan. She did the ultra sound.

Archie had a bile acid test and ammonia test in the beginning of 2014 to make sure he didn't have a liver shunt. I will check out the article. Thanks!

I have a phone consult scheduled for tomorrow with the homeopathic vet. Archie's regular vet wants her to see about a detox. After I talk to her I will let his regular vet know what she recommends. His regular vet is big on holistic treatments. When we saw the homeopathic vet she suggested a liver detox after surgery, if he would get neutered. The regular vet said after the test results came back, why not do a detox now. So I will see what she suggests to do. Then next week I'll talk to the regular vet and let him know. Then I can see what he thinks about bile acid test or ultra sound.

The homeopathic vet said she couldn't give Archie a remedy because it was too close to the first one he had. So the regular vet put Archie on a 4th Standard Process product, Hepatic Support, and a low dose of Denamarin. I talk with the homeopathic vet again this Friday. I asked the regular vet about a bile acid test and an ultrasound. He didn't think the bile acid test would be of any help. He wants to do blood work in 4-6 weeks.

Archie had a homeopathic remedy a week ago. It's one that hopefully will help his liver. Between the remedy, Standard Process and Denamarin, I hope and prayer Archie's blood work will show improvement. He will have blood work done in the next couple of weeks.

I will be hoping and praying right along with you, Vicki. Please do keep us updated.

Hugs, Lori

I hope all the best for good results for Archie. Such a time of it he has had in his young life. You're a good momma Vicki

Hugs