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So my girl cici is 6 years old and has a pretty extensive history in going to the vet (since about 2 years ago). Here's a little bit of a background. She has bladder stones and a small stone in the ureter (which urine can still pass around) which looks like it has caused some kidney damage judging by an X-ray, but no sign of that on bloodwork or urinalysis. Fast forward to now and that seems to be under control right now as she is on Hill's c/d canned food which has helped tremendously, the stones seem to be gradually lessening and the stone in the ureter appears to be breaking down. During her routine bloodwork 3 months back everything was fine except her ALT liver enzyme came back SLIGHTLY elevated, which never has happened. We agreed to check a few months later cause it was possible it was a fluke, but now 3 months later the level is still very slightly elevated at 141 (I believe up to 100 is the norm). During a recent checkup we also noticed she had lost about a pound (she was 13.6 lbs in March and now in June she's at 12.3 I believe). Her weight has always been known to fluctuate a bit between 12 and 13 lbs, so my question is, is this cause for concern? She usually hangs out around the 12 1/2 lb most frequently and she seems fine otherwise. She has some dental issues which are under control at the moment, and some days she's not crazy about her prescription food, but other than that she seems a ok. The doctor recommended some Denamarin for liver support and didn't seem too alarmed at the weight loss (he looked back into her chart and noticed the fluctuation over the months/years). He said obviously if she continues to drop weight that would be a real cause for concern, so I guess when we recheck her ALT in about 2 months we can see where we're at with her weight, unless anything else changes. Sorry for the novel, I'm just hoping this is nothing to be too alarmed about, and would love to not be constantly in a state of worry for the next 2 months! Any information or advice would be greatly appreciated
So my girl cici is 6 years old and has a pretty extensive history in going to the vet (since about 2 years ago). Here's a little bit of a background. She has bladder stones and a small stone in the ureter (which urine can still pass around) which looks like it has caused some kidney damage judging by an X-ray, but no sign of that on bloodwork or urinalysis. Fast forward to now and that seems to be under control right now as she is on Hill's c/d canned food which has helped tremendously, the stones seem to be gradually lessening and the stone in the ureter appears to be breaking down. During her routine bloodwork 3 months back everything was fine except her ALT liver enzyme came back SLIGHTLY elevated, which never has happened. We agreed to check a few months later cause it was possible it was a fluke, but now 3 months later the level is still very slightly elevated at 141 (I believe up to 100 is the norm). During a recent checkup we also noticed she had lost about a pound (she was 13.6 lbs in March and now in June she's at 12.3 I believe). Her weight has always been known to fluctuate a bit between 12 and 13 lbs, so my question is, is this cause for concern? She usually hangs out around the 12 1/2 lb most frequently and she seems fine otherwise. She has some dental issues which are under control at the moment, and some days she's not crazy about her prescription food, but other than that she seems a ok. The doctor recommended some Denamarin for liver support and didn't seem too alarmed at the weight loss (he looked back into her chart and noticed the fluctuation over the months/years). He said obviously if she continues to drop weight that would be a real cause for concern, so I guess when we recheck her ALT in about 2 months we can see where we're at with her weight, unless anything else changes. Sorry for the novel, I'm just hoping this is nothing to be too alarmed about, and would love to not be constantly in a state of worry for the next 2 months! Any information or advice would be greatly appreciated