Table 3.

Median values for serum ALKP, ALT and bilirubin in English springer spaniels at diagnosis of CH and at first recheck (2–4 weeks after initiation of prednisolone 1–2 mg/kg/day)

	Median value* at diagnosis (range)	Median value* at first recheck (range)	P value
ALKP	8.5 (3.7–16.2)	2.7 (1.1–8.3)	0.0010
ALT	10.8 (2.5–46.3)	3.9 (0.8–14.7)	0.0020
Bilirubin	1.4 (0.3–27.9)	0.45 (0.1–4.1)	0.0156

*The values are reported as a multiple of the upper limit of the reference range.

ALKP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase.