A routine blood test on a senor golden showed slightly elevated ALT level 342.
Retest 8 weeks later 312.
Otherwise very healthy dog some GERD, grumbling from the stomach, high cholesterol.
Been reading all about this test and levels.
Very confusing on what to do at this point in an older dog.
My golden has cancer and is currently on meds for very low platelets. His liver enzymes were up to 340 I think it was and I started to give him Milk thistle and his liver enzymes lat week were down to like 270. I had heard about Milk Thistle from a neighbor and had asked Harley's oncologist about that and she had that Milk Thistle was a known natural product that helps the liver. Ask your vet about adding that to food.
My little dog is on Hepato support for her higher liver enzymes. The vet wants to test for Cushings Disease but I am still researching it. My friend had wonderful results with her dog on Hepato support which is why I am trying it. Hepato support contains milk thistle and a few other things
It depends on what you want to do... We were taught that an alt greater than 2.5 times normal was significant... You can do,bile acids to check liver function.
Sam-E and Milk thistle can help...but I think treating the cause (if treatable) is more important. My dog had liver enzymes in the 1000's, once 2000, and we had to treat with antibiotics.
My Sheepdog reacted to a flea treatment almost 4 years ago. All of her liver enzymes went sky high. A month later, only the ALT was still high (down to the 400s from the 600s). She started Denamarin, two tablets 2 hours after dinner.
She is still in the 300s, pretty steady. Other than some joint issues, she looks and acts like a puppy. It's not cheap, but worth it to keep her in good shape at 11 1/2 years old.
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