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.
What Are Liver Function Tests? Liver function tests help determine the health of your liver by measuring the levels of proteins, liver enzymes, or bilirubin in your blood. Many tests can be performed on the liver, but most of them donât measure the overall function of the liver.