My dog has elevated globulin. What health issues could it be?

There are many different causes that would include hepatitis (which can be bacterial or sterile), cancer, or an issue with his gallgladder. The next step I would recommend is an abdominal ultrasound with fine needle aspirate (FNA) to try to get some information about what is going on in the liver, and possibly a biopsy of the liver after that. The other courses of action is to try treating him to various medications to see if anything helps -- however this doesn't really make sense if he has no signs of illness. Or finally, doing nothing and checking again in 2 months to see if they are rising or staying the same. Sometimes we decide not to get to the bottom of something when there are no clinical signs.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Yes, dental disease can cause increased globulins and total proteins. If the teeth are fixed I would expect the values to decrease over a few months. I would recheck the chemistry in 2-3 months. Good luck!

It looks like sandy's white blood count is elevated which indicated her body is trying to fight off some type of infection or inflammation. I cannot read the bottom results. It also looks like your vet has written at the bottom that he is suspecting it might be ehrlichiosis. Ehrlichiosis is a tick born disease that can be treated with antibiotics. I would recommend to have her tested for that and treat accordingly. i hope this helps.

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. Unfortunately ALP is such a vague value and does not tell us much in the way of specific diseases that it is not a very useful value. In older dogs with a high ALP, this may be a normal finding not related to any disease. Cushing's disease can cause an elevated ALP along with many other causes. If the ALP continues to rise or does not resolve, I would consider testing for Cushing's disease and have an abdominal ultrasound performed. Bronchitis and a tooth infection generally would not cause an increase in this value in my experience. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Jelly. She has some mild changes such as an elevation in her lymphocytes. These are white blood cells. While this can indicate an infection or inflammation in the body, it may also be an insignificant finding for her. If she is acting normally, then I would not be concerned. If she is sick, however, then she may need this result repeated based on her recovery. I hope this information helps!

Without knowing the whole history of Bingo and what is going on with him it is difficult for me to properly assess these values. If Bingo is acting normally, then none of these values worry me. The ALP is a value found in the liver but can also be found in the bones and muscles and can be seen slightly elevated with arthritis. The globulins can be elevated secondary to dehydration or an infection, but if he is acting normally, I wouldn't get overly concerned due to his WBC being normal. The globulins are part of the Totally serum proteins which is why this value is also elevated. All of his other liver and kidney values look normal which is great. I hope this helps!

Hello, and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. You're right that Ghontu tested positive for Ehrlichia - but keep in mind that is an "antibody" test, meaning it tests for *exposure* to a disease and doesn't necessarily mean she has Ehrlichia. If a dog is exposed to Ehrlichia and their immune system does its job and successfully clears the body of the Ehrlichia infection, they will still show a positive result on that test. So it's not cause for panic! I defer to your regular vet to determine how worried they are, based on Ghontu's exam and other findings. If they feel treatment is appropriate, they will probably start Ghontu on a 4-week course of medication. The ALP is a bit elevated, but that elevation is quite mild and wouldn't have me too worried. Again, I would defer to your usual vet. But unless they had reason to worry about the ALP specifically, I wouldn't think twice about that ALP value. Hope this helps!