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New page: {{unfinished}} {{cat}} ==Signalment== ==Description== Hepatic lipidosis is the derangement of lipid and protein metabolism, which occurs primarily in cats only. Up to 50% of cats ha...
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==Signalment==
==Description==
Hepatic lipidosis is the derangement of lipid and protein metabolism, which occurs primarily in cats only. Up to 50% of cats have an underlying disease, often diabetes mellitus or liver disease, which leads to anorexia. If treated aggressively, it is often a reversible process.
Factors which contribute to hepatic lipidosis are:
*[[Cholangitis/Cholangiohepatitis- WikiClinical|Cholangitis/Cholangiohepatitis]]
==Diagnosis==
===Clinical Signs===
===Laboratory Tests===
====Haematology====
====Biochemistry====
====Other Tests====
===Diagnostic Imaging===
==Treatment==
==Prognosis==
==References==
*Ettinger, S.J. and Feldman, E. C. (2000) '''Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine Diseases of the Dog and Cat Volume 2''' (Fifth Edition) ''W.B. Saunders Company''.
*Nelson, R.W. and Couto, C.G. (2009) '''Small Animal Internal Medicine (Fourth Edition)''' ''Mosby Elsevier''.
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==Signalment==
==Description==
Hepatic lipidosis is the derangement of lipid and protein metabolism, which occurs primarily in cats only. Up to 50% of cats have an underlying disease, often diabetes mellitus or liver disease, which leads to anorexia. If treated aggressively, it is often a reversible process.
Factors which contribute to hepatic lipidosis are:
*[[Cholangitis/Cholangiohepatitis- WikiClinical|Cholangitis/Cholangiohepatitis]]
==Diagnosis==
===Clinical Signs===
===Laboratory Tests===
====Haematology====
====Biochemistry====
====Other Tests====
===Diagnostic Imaging===
==Treatment==
==Prognosis==
==References==
*Ettinger, S.J. and Feldman, E. C. (2000) '''Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine Diseases of the Dog and Cat Volume 2''' (Fifth Edition) ''W.B. Saunders Company''.
*Nelson, R.W. and Couto, C.G. (2009) '''Small Animal Internal Medicine (Fourth Edition)''' ''Mosby Elsevier''.