Increased liver enzymes in dogs & cats

Internal Medicine | 60 mins

In this veterinary CPD webinar we discuss how elevated serum liver enzyme activities are often the first finding that prompts suspicion of the presence of hepatobiliary disease. In one study of more than 1000 blood samples from clinically healthy dogs and cats, 39% of the samples showed elevated alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and 17% elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT). Unfortunately, blood tests are generally not specific enough to allow for the differentiation between primary or secondary liver problems. The question is… how do we approach liver enzyme increases in asymptomatic patients? In this webinar, we discuss a logical approach to the increase of liver enzymes in dogs and cats.

Meet the speakers

Scott Kilpatrick

Director, Internal Medicine Specialist

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Scott graduated from Edinburgh Vet School in 2007. Initially, he worked for the PDSA, before taking a Senior Veterinary Surgeon position with Vets Now in Edinburgh in 2010. Scott started his residency in internal medicine at the University of Edinburgh in 2012 after completing a year as a Teaching Fellow in Anatomy and Physiology. He completed his residency in 2016 after finishing his Masters in the pathogenesis of canine liver disease and has since been working in referral practice. Interventional radiology is something that really interests Scott, and he spent some time in 2018, working in this area at UC Davis in California. Scott has created and delivered a Post-graduate Certificate in Small Animal Emergency Medicine in association with the University of Chester. In 2023 he was awarded Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (FRCVS) for his meritorious contribution to clinical practice.

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