The talked with an internal medicine specialist about Kona and his liver. His liver enzymes ae still worrisome, but Kona has been acting pretty normal this week. They think the liver problems are a result of his use of phenobarbital. So the vet wants to titre him off of the phenobarb a little further than we had originally intended. They also do not want to do a liver biopsy yet because his blood protein is low and the vet is worried about his ability to clot. So the plan of attack is to titre him down a 1/2 tablet on Saturday and another 1/2 tablet next Thursday. We also need to double his intake of sam-e, and give him more protein. So in addition to the 4 oz of chicken he gets a day, he also should have a scrambled egg twice a day and 3 tbsp of cottage cheese. And we’re adding another herb for his tummy. He’s quite happy about the eggs and cottage cheese. So we’ll keep working on getting him stable and hope he doesn’t have any breakthrough seizures. He’s gone five weeks, which is great.
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