My puppy had seizures. Can you explain his blood test results?

Thanks for the picture! Unfortunately the way they have it printed out, it doesn't include what is normal for their lab machine, so I still can't fully interpret the results. From the lab that I use, the liver values that you have gotten would be considered normal, or very close to the normal range. Did the vet that ran the bloodwork give you any indication that they were abnormal? Seizures in a young dog could be caused by many things, including portosystemic or liver shunt (which may need ultrasound or bile acids testing to diagnose), epilepsy, hypoglycemia, kidney disease, intracranial disease, infection, among several others. I would recommend that you discuss these possibilities with your vet and see what other testing can be done to look at these other systems.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Poor Luna! Can you post the blood work results so we can see the normal ranges from this lab and the units of measure? Also WHY was the blood work done, was she sick? Was it a routine screening? For a young growing large breed the ALP doesn't really worry me by US measure (again I don't know your labs reference ranges or what units of measure). The ALP can be increased in growing puppies due to bone growth. Also if this isn't an animal lab and is based off human values I am not sure we can really believe the results. Her values should be measured against normal dog ranges. To be honest I think her values are likely normal for a puppy. Please take a picture of the blood work and repost. We can help you much better that way. Have a good day

Personally I would have done another blood test to see if things had changed in the time Tysin last saw her vet, but since your friend was watching her while you were out of town, it may be the vet didn't do it because the primary owner wasn't there to give permission. You could see if the neurologist will do blood work for her, but it may not show anything. The most common cause of seizures in dogs is idiopathic, meaning there is no known cause. That could be another reason why the vet didn't do bloodwork. I hope this helps.

Hello and thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. It sounds that Manolo had an epileptic fit, which is not uncommon in older dogs. If the blood work came back normal and Manolo is back to normal, you need to monitor him at home for now. You should avoid excitement, excessive exercises, stress, loud noise, sharp light. If Manolo has another episode like this, your vet will likely prescribe anti-epileptic medication for him.

I hate to hear that about Tucker. It is possible to have a shunt despite normal values but that is not the usual situation. If his liver is small enough or diseased enough, he may not be able coproduce enough enzymes to be 'abnormal'. I agree that a bile acids makes the most sense to do based on his age and breed. Best of luck with little Tucker.

Most of the parameters that are reading outside the normal range on this lab work are not likely to be significant and I can list what is abnormal and tell you what that could mean: 1. Slightly elevated leukocytes (white blood cells): while this can be a sign of infection or inflammation a slight elevation is more commonly seen with mild stress and may not be significant 2. Mild elevation in PCV (packed cell volume or red blood cells): this can be seen with dehydration or in very rare cases bone marrow disease; it is also common for some dogs to run slightly high for no significant reason 3. Elevated MCHC (mean cell hemoglobin concentration) only significant if the red blood cell level is low 4. Elevated ALP (alkaline phosphatase, a liver enzyme): can increase with liver or gallbladder disease, increases in cortisol, or bone lesions, but more commonly will be non-specific finding 5. Mildly elevated total bilirubin: can increase with gallbladder disease or anemia, but more likely to be a non-specific finding and potentially due to changes with the blood sample itself 6. Low BUN (blood urea nitrogen): can decrease with severe liver failure but there are not changes consistent with liver failure on blood work so it is a non-specific change With all laboratory values there is a general range that is considered 'normal' but there is always a certain percentage of dogs that will be normal and still fall outside this range. I would of course defer to your veterinarian's interpretation of the lab work since they know Bruno's history and physical exam findings which might change the interpretation.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Bloodwork can be diagnostic. It can diagnose: diabetes, kidney failure, liver disease, thyroid conditions, it can make you suspicious for cancer, leukemia’s, immune conditions if anemic or low platelets, blood parasites, tick borne disease, some viral feline diseases. Sometimes the blood work does come back perfectly normal which rules out a lot of things but doesn’t give a diagnosis. Which then prompts further testing or diagnostics to try to get an answer. I’m not sure what is wrong with your pet. But we are here to help if you need us. I hope this helps!