Just to keep this thread updated, because I refer to it alot. Mazy cat had blood work in February which came back with a very slightly elated ALT (liver) of 123, and the elevated eosinophils, which has been on going. Vet freaking out about raw diets and parasites.
Plan going forward:
1) antibiotics (Baytril), in case there is infection
2) denosyl liver support
3) fecal culture when I can time it to get a fresh sample up top the vet before 3 pm (when the lab picks up)
4)re-do bloods after one month on the denosyl
4) x ray, if ALT is still high
Mazy cat is one week into the antibiotics, and it is bothering her tummy just a little. She is okay in the morning and lunch but after the Baytril (at supper) she doesn't want her raw food, so I have gone back to canned for her evening meals, until the Baytril is done.
This will be the last time I will be able to fall back on the By Nature organics chicken & liver. There are about 12 cans left, but the expire date is in May. I still have nothing to replace them.
The only change in Mazy cat's diet and supplement regimen since her last blood work in July is the addition of the GLM. Vet expressed the worry that the New Zealand sourced GLM is tainted with heavy metals. She recommended a for-pets (dogs, actually) brand called Glyco-flex, a "treat" filled with a lot of nasty junk in addition to the GLM. I declined, and have kept Mazy cat on the GLM.
While researching the heavy metal issue I did find a reference to a "rare liver toxicity" in humans taking GLM. Really only one case, that kept coming up in searches, of a 70 year old woman with other health issues.
if anyone else can find any references to heavy metals risk in GLM, or liver toxicity in GLM, I would like to know about it. I am not very good at searching.
Mazy cat's regurgitation cycle remains unchanged. Every 4 days, sometimes as long as 6 days or even 9 days. When she has a longer span (anything over 7 days) she tends to regurgitate two days in a row. Not always the same meal.
The addition of 1/4 egg yolk daily (boiled instead of raw), instead of 3/4 yolk raw twice a week is going well and may be helping her. Adding skin (for fat,) has definitely helped her keep her weight on. I don't worry about making up the regurgitated meals as much, because of the extra calories from the added fat.