Why are my dog's liver enzymes elevated? Is his liver function normal?

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I m attaching his LFT liver function test report can you please check all the values and to me SGPT is looking elevated so is his liver function is ok or not ? Why he has elevated SGPT values what can cause elevation in SGPT. Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | 1 year and 7 months old

Laura Johnson VMD · Accepted Answer

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. I am not sure what is going on with Danny, but he is a young dog. The photo is very blurry but it looks as though ALL his liver enzymes are elevated: ALT, AST and ALP (alkaline phosphatase). These enzymes DO NOT indicate whether the liver is functioning normally or not. They indicate that the liver cells are leaking these enzymes in to the blood stream. This could be from liver inflammation secondary to an infection with in the liver or gallbladder, intestinal inflammation, pancreatitis, inflammatory liver conditions or cancer. In order to know if Danny's liver is functioning normally your Vet needs to do a bile acid test. Danny would go in fasted and then the Vet draws a blood sample. They then feed Danny and take a second blood sample an hour later to measure how the liver clears bile from the blood stream I hope this helps and Danny is ok

Why are my dog's liver enzymes elevated? Is his liver function normal?

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