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Originally Posted by bchgirl  Well....ALT measures the level of liver enzymes found in the blood...which means her liver is leaking the enzymes. I know you're done the BAT...and personally I would've had that completed too...cause I would really want to eliminate a shunt and would proceed from there to determine if her liver is functioning properly....
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Thank you for your best wishes.
What is so confusing to me is why her ALT (Alanin Aminotransferase) is sooo abnormal when her other liver enzymes (especially Alkaline Phospate [ALKP]) are perfectly normal!?
Also, I looked up "Amylase" online and found this on Yahoo Health: "Babies have little or no amylase at birth. By the end of the first year, a baby's amylase level is the same as an adult's level." Of course, they are talking about humans, but maybe it's the same in dogs.....she's only 7 mo. old, so maybe that's why her value is a little low??? I know all the normal ranges on both sets of blood work have been for adult dogs, so my guess is that this is actually normal for her.