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Is my dog's new heart medicine causing liver problems post-surgery?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed

My dog had her pyometra surgery on 9 July n after that her LFT results were normal except ALP(Alkaline phosphatase) was very high (276) till 16th july.then her heart medicine was started on 17th CARDIO STRENGTH VETRI SCIENCE twice daily n now her ALT AST ALP everything is high.is this heart medicine causing liver problems?plz tell.she is vomiting,not eating food n is having fever after shivering.plz tell everything about this heart medicine.she is also passing reddish brown stretchy discharge.

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on July 22nd, 2019

This supplement is unlikely to influence any liver enzymes and can be stopped anytime if there is any suspicion of that. ALP is elevated but moderately and I would not focus on that. Albumin is low and that is a main concern at the moment. Vomiting should be treated with symptomatic medications. If there is high temperature, antibiotics should be given/continued. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!

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