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this book addresses canine liver disease - the 5th leading cause of non-accidental death among dogs new updated version 3rd edition released 8/20/12 liver disease does not have to be a death sentence when my vet came in to the examining room and told me the blood tests didn't look good and that my cocker, norman, needed a more extensive test - i was shocked.
the next blood test confirmed that norman had a liver problem but we didn't know how bad it was. Initial treatment was to stop arthritis medication, take antibiotics and feed prescription diet food.
a week later he was worse. He swelled up like a balloon and i thought i was going to lose him in days or a week.
we did an ultra sound to see how bad his liver was damaged. It was small and scarred showing cirrhosis - the final stages of liver disease. A biopsy wasn't done because my vet didn't think norman would live a month and there was no use to spend more money on a dieing dog. He said there was nothing else to do.
i went home devastated and crying like he had already died. Then i got on the internet and read every article and bought every book i could find that had something about liver disease. I didn't find anything that focused entirely on liver...read more detail...
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