Liver failure in 6 month-old kitten?

fivecats

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During her blood test before her spay, my girl Ka's liver functions were diagnosed are abnormal.

Her test results are:

ALP - 338 U/I (normal range 3-61)
BUN - 87 mg/dl (normal range 10-30)
Creatinine - 0.882 mg/dl (normal range 0.8-0.2)
Hemoglobin - 10.4 g/dl (normal range 8-15)
Potassium - 3.4 mmol/l (normal range 3.5-5.1)
SGOT (AST) - 44.7 U/I (normal range <51)
SGPT (ALT) - 163 U/I (normal range 13-75)
PCV - 40.47%
Blood smear TP - 60 PT <10 sec

She had fasted (no food/water) for 10 hours before her blood was taken, hence her kidneys had a less accurate reading, as the Creatinine test found.

The vet gave her some liver tonics and asked us to come back in a month to test her again.

Possibilities of origin: eating plants (we've quarantined all our plants) or congenital.

If Ka really has liver failure, what sort of quality of life will she have, how long will she live, and is there a cure? Is this normal in small kittens such as herself?

Please help! Thank you in advance.
 

lorie d.

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I don't have any advice for you, and I'm so sorry about your poor kitten. My response will move your thread back to the top of the forum, and hopefully, it will be seen by one of the more knowledgeable people here.
 

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Any more information? (diet, breed, etc?)

Was the bloodwork done in house, or sent off to a certified lab?

Also, was there a calcium readout on the blood test?

Spotz
 

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I wouldn't worry just yet. The fasting could have given a poor result on the test. Wait until you go back in for another test and go from there. If they thought it may be very serious, they would have run more tests and kept her for another day or so.
 
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