[papaya]

Thanks everyone for your kind words. Buddy is now 100% back to his usual self and doing great. I do have an update. The original vet that saw Buddy during his visit was not the same vet who called with the blood test results and who I scheduled the ultrasound with. I received a call today from our original vet that examined Buddy when he was ill and she told me she reviewed the blood test results and that the type of liver enzyme that is elevated is often something they see in older dogs and is not of concern. I can't remember exactly what she said but I think she referred to ALK vs ALT levels? The one she mentioned (that is not elevated) would have been indicative of Cushings Disease or another problem but that did not apply here. Given that information, she said the ultrasound was not needed after all and advised we recheck the enzymes again in a couple of weeks. Buddy has all the pep back in his step again and I am breathing a huge sigh of relief and feeling extremely thankful that he is okay. She did tell me to continue the Doxycyline. I can't tell you what my mind was conjuring up here waiting on that ultrasound :( and now I can breathe again.