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*in chronic [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] damage
*[[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|Liver]] will be unable to synthesise plasma proteins
**especially albumin
**this leads to oedema in body tissues and cavities due to lowering of the colloid osmotic pressure in the circulation
*most common in dogs and cats[[Category:Liver_-_General_Pathology]]