My dog's elevated ALT liver enzyme and not eating: Is it serious?

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Our 80lb AussiieDoodle blood workiup ame back with 326ALT elevated liver enzyme, the rest normal and he is not eaating normal.We changed to Lamb and now eats some can and seemed to have a stroke after the blood workup for having teeth cleaned. is the 3265 ALT elevated enzyme a serious indication. We had to stop using Denarmin as he was excessevly popping and wouldn't eat. Pet's info: Dog | Australian Shepherd | Male | neutered | 80 lbs

Dr. Elizabeth · Accepted Answer

Poor Ashton! That is an extremely high enzyme level and requires further diagnostics to determine the cause of the elevation as well as what treatments may be available. You must remember that the elevation tells us that the liver is upset but it doesn't tell us why. It also doesn't tell us if the liver is still functioning. The liver is a VERY important organ. Here is a link about the liver: https://www.petcoach.co/article/anatomy-function-of-the-liver-in-dogs/ Ashton needs to go back to the veterinarian quickly for more tests. General tests run on pets with enzyme elevations are bile acids, an abdominal ultrasound and possible a liver biopsy. There are many potential conditions which will cause this enzyme elevation including infection, hepatitis, cancer, poisoning or parasites. There is a special diet for dogs who have livers that do not work properly. I hope this helps.

My dog's elevated ALT liver enzyme and not eating: Is it serious?

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