Posted: May 25, 2012 9:33 pm
Does anyone know what a mottled liver could mean in a dog? My Scottish terrier had a wedge liver biopsy today. His surgeon said his liver looked mottled and had some areas that were bumpy (small bumps). I know I have to wait for the biopsy results to know anything and the surgeon wouldn't guess, but I am anxious to have a clue about what is going on. I am not asking for a definite diagnosis just an idea of what mottled liver might be related to. Going in we were thinking he could have some kind of nodular hyperplasia or chronic hepatitis. He has taken the medicine Ursodiol, which is some kind of bile acid, given for hepatitis and it didn't help. He has very high ALP (over 2000) and elevated ALT also. He is 5 years old.
I thank any of you that can help me with info. We hope he can come home tomorrow and will ask the vet more, but she is a surgeon and is referring us back to the internal medicine vet who isn't available right now. I am just anxious to have some idea what we might be dealing with.
I thank any of you that can help me with info. We hope he can come home tomorrow and will ask the vet more, but she is a surgeon and is referring us back to the internal medicine vet who isn't available right now. I am just anxious to have some idea what we might be dealing with.