janice7920
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Took our dog into the emergency vet Sunday night because she appeared to have had an allergic reaction to something. My husband walked her around the block around noon, then gave some of the baked pork tenderloin he was having for lunch to the dog 
A couple hours later she threw it up and had lost her appetite and would take no food or treats. I knew she didn't feel good and was keeping an eye on her all day; toward evening, her face started to swell. We took her in to the vet, and they offered us a series of tests to determine the problem. I had a CBC and a parvo test. The ER vet said the GGT and bilirubin were elevated (GGT: 35 and Bilirubin: 1). She said it could have been falsely elevated if the dog had fatty food and that we might want to retest with our regular vet. Vet assessed the swelling and itching to an allergic reaction but we don't know if it was from the pork or from something she might have come in contact with on the walk earlier in the day. Saw our regular vet Monday who suggested repeating a blood panel to check liver levels in 3 weeks. She also said it could be a false number but of course, its better to recheck. Dog is back to normal now and eating and behaving as she was pre-allergic-reaction. She is 1 1/2 yrs old. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Now I'm so worried! THank you for reading.
A couple hours later she threw it up and had lost her appetite and would take no food or treats. I knew she didn't feel good and was keeping an eye on her all day; toward evening, her face started to swell. We took her in to the vet, and they offered us a series of tests to determine the problem. I had a CBC and a parvo test. The ER vet said the GGT and bilirubin were elevated (GGT: 35 and Bilirubin: 1). She said it could have been falsely elevated if the dog had fatty food and that we might want to retest with our regular vet. Vet assessed the swelling and itching to an allergic reaction but we don't know if it was from the pork or from something she might have come in contact with on the walk earlier in the day. Saw our regular vet Monday who suggested repeating a blood panel to check liver levels in 3 weeks. She also said it could be a false number but of course, its better to recheck. Dog is back to normal now and eating and behaving as she was pre-allergic-reaction. She is 1 1/2 yrs old. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Now I'm so worried! THank you for reading.