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This is great info, thank you!!Texas A&M has a huge GI bloodwork offering so I imagine that’s why the bloodwork has to go to Texas.
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This is great info, thank you!!Texas A&M has a huge GI bloodwork offering so I imagine that’s why the bloodwork has to go to Texas.
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This would be awesome thank you so much!!I believe I have a copy of results when my kitty had the GI panel done. I will see if I can find it can get back to you.
Luckily no blockages! That was actually why I asked for the X-ray to check for foreign objects. His ALT was 55 6 months ago and it was 136 this time. So definitely not crazy high but she wants to check again in a month just to make sure it doesn’t continue to rise. She did mention that if his IBD is flaring it could affect his ALT. I’ll talk to her on Wednesday about trying B12. I feel like before I took him for his abdominal ultrasound, when we were first trying to figure out why he had intermittent vomiting she saw something on the X-ray that made her suspect IBD and I could’ve sworn it was thickening of his stomach lining but I guess it must’ve been something else. It was almost 7 years ago now.X-ray won't show thickening but ultrasound will. An X-ray can show blockages. You can ask about the fecal PCR test too. It's a more expensive test than the one one that looks for worms (float test) but it will identify bacterial infections that the fecal float test won't. An ultrasound and a fecal PCR would be the next steps I would ask about. B-12 is also water soluble so any excess would be excreted in his urine. You could still ask about giving a course of B-12 shots to see if that improves anything. Elevated ALT can be anything. It's a marker for inflammation anywhere in the body and not necessarily exclusively the liver. Krista used to have mildly elevated ALT because of inflammation in her mouth and her gut. Her mild elevation was 140-180. Then she had severely elevated ALT because an IBD flare up spilled over into her pancreas and liver. That was a 1400 and she spent 10 days in the hospital on IV fluids. Ask your vet how elevated and if it's a monitor it and re-test or something that needs treatment. I'm sure she would have recommended treatment if she thought it was elevated enough to warrant it.
Thickening of intestinal lining is a common ultrasound finding among IBD cats. X-rays don’t have that kind of detail. You probably took him in for an ultrasound. Did you bring him home with a shaved belly? They don’t need to shave his belly for an X-ray. But they do for an ultrasound.Luckily no blockages! That was actually why I asked for the X-ray to check for foreign objects. His ALT was 55 6 months ago and it was 136 this time. So definitely not crazy high but she wants to check again in a month just to make sure it doesn’t continue to rise. She did mention that if his IBD is flaring it could affect his ALT. I’ll talk to her on Wednesday about trying B12. I feel like before I took him for his abdominal ultrasound, when we were first trying to figure out why he had intermittent vomiting she saw something on the X-ray that made her suspect IBD and I could’ve sworn it was thickening of his stomach lining but I guess it must’ve been something else. It was almost 7 years ago now.
No I definitely had the X-ray first which it what made my vet suggest the abdominal ultrasound. I remember because I had to go to a separate clinic for the ultrasound because my local vet can’t do them. He definitely had a shaved belly after the ultrasound and was not happy about it at all lol.Thickening of intestinal lining is a common ultrasound finding among IBD cats. X-rays don’t have that kind of detail. You probably took him in for an ultrasound. Did you bring him home with a shaved belly? They don’t need to shave his belly for an X-ray. But they do for an ultrasound.
Your best bet is to call your vet's office and ask them to email you a copy of the full GI panel. Then, you can see what is involved and ask questions accordingly.I was wondering if anyone knew what exactly was checked with a full GI panel.
Sorry for the delay, it’s been a crazy week. Anyways, not sure it helps and it does not say it’s a full panel but that was my understanding.This would be awesome thank you so much!!