Hi Everyone,
I have a 1.5 year old cat (he is a purebred Exotic Shorthair) and he recently had some routine blood work done and it turned out he has slightly higher then normal ALT, which is a liver enzyme. It isn't off the charts or anything, but it is about 10 points higher then "normal" range.
Our vet did a round of antibiotics to make sure that it wasn't an infection causing the problem but the follow up blood work proved that the levels hadn't changed. Now the vet is recommending a 6 month round of Denamarin to see if that helps lower the level...my only trepidation with this is there a more holistic way of treating this? This cat is very young and I would hate to start pilling him every day for the rest of his life. Also, I'm wondering (for anyone who has an Exotic or a persian) if this is perhaps a known health issue with the breed and slightly higher ALT is "normal" for them?
Thanks for any help.
I have a 1.5 year old cat (he is a purebred Exotic Shorthair) and he recently had some routine blood work done and it turned out he has slightly higher then normal ALT, which is a liver enzyme. It isn't off the charts or anything, but it is about 10 points higher then "normal" range.
Our vet did a round of antibiotics to make sure that it wasn't an infection causing the problem but the follow up blood work proved that the levels hadn't changed. Now the vet is recommending a 6 month round of Denamarin to see if that helps lower the level...my only trepidation with this is there a more holistic way of treating this? This cat is very young and I would hate to start pilling him every day for the rest of his life. Also, I'm wondering (for anyone who has an Exotic or a persian) if this is perhaps a known health issue with the breed and slightly higher ALT is "normal" for them?
Thanks for any help.