Hight ALT leveles, and a picky eater cat. {help needed}

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hello everyone ,

I am new to this site and I hope you guys could help me with my problem.

 I adopted my baby simba since he was one month old he is one year and six month now, i know he is a Turkish angora but i am not sure if he is mixed or not. Anyways he was a healthy cat and always a picky eater. Since may he fell sick and I rushed to the vet and he told me that his ALT were high, and he is now on medication since. I had done the blood test and the biochemistry for 3/4 times now and they all show an increase in his ALT levels.

 although he looks normal, healthy and jumps around like any active cat but his ALT are 800 according to his last blood test. The doctor cant seem to understand why. He eliminated the trauma, the poisoning and he suspect in hepatitis but the problem is that all his levels are normal except ALT and I have seen an x-ray to his lever and it was inflamed.

 I was struggling with his fussy way of eating but now due to the high ALT the doctor said to keep him of a specific diet which is only his meds which are Liv.52 tablets once a day and 2ml of HEPATOVET, along side salmon oil. He also said no more generic food which my cat adores and he must have his  hepatic royal canin dry food which he eats only when he is super hungry and also obesity control wet food royal canin that has low starch and high protein which again he eats like half a sachet daily.

I guess after the long description I wish you guys could help me in understanding the reasons behind his high ALT levels and if i need to seek another medical opinion!

I also need to learn about some food that i can prepare for him at home to help him eating because it breaks my heart seeing him eat less than he normally have or deprive him of his favorite food. I need any help possible. View media item 373187
 

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It is so hard when the vet can't pin down the cause of what is going on,  I do hope they can find out some time soon.  Are they planning any further tests on the liver to reach a diagnosis?

With the diet it is hard to advise when liver function is involved, and important to follow what you vet is prescribing as it depends on the level or damage what levels of things like protien your cat will need.   Generally good quality food, which is easily digestiable, and plenty of anti-oxidents are important, but sometimes more protien is needed than others. 
 
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Thanks he is an energy of joy to us all at home.

well the doctor thought the issue might be also in his gallbladder but he needs to be sure he is thinking of surgery but he says if we could maintain the enzymes to a reasonable level he wont do it, I actually felt he is against the surgery but for the moment I'm keeping him on a watched diet i hope after one month when I do the tests again we see some improvements.
 
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