Elevated ALT liver enzyme in cats

[Lorraineshelley]

Hi my four-year-old British shorthair boy cat Snuggles had bloodwork and the ALT (liver enzymes) came back elevated over 300 - the top end of the range is 100 I believe. His teeth were badly in need of cleaning. I don’t know if that’s connected. Any suggestions for how I can bring these levels back down naturally within normal range or what might explain why they were so high. Thank you. Lorraine

 

[Dr. Jeff]

Welcome to HA! Lorraine.

Here we teach that everything is connected!

I don’t know if that’s connected

Yes, it is. Are you having his teeth cleaned? If you are, then recheck his ALT 2-3 weeks later.

Regarding how to help him overall, a great place to start is with the strategies described in the HA! 101 course.