Therefore, I will recommend surgery only if the risk associated with surgery is less than the risk of continuing with medical management. There is always a small risk the dog may not make it through anesthesia/surgery, is permanently worse, or never improves.
1 The blood tests most frequently used for liver disease are the aminotransferases (alanine aminotransferase or ALT and aspartate aminotransferase or AST). 2  Normal levels of ALT ranges from about 7-56 units/liter, and 10-40units/liters for AST.
Liver Function Test (also known as LFT) is a blood investigation to assess the functioning of liver and biliary system. Liver is the largest gland of the body that is responsible for the secretion of the digestive juices that aid in metabolism of food. It is located in the upper right portion of the abdomen.