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==Description==
 
==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.
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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 which leads to anorexia.  If treated aggressively, it is often a reversible process.
  
 
Factors which contribute to hepatic lipidosis are:
 
Factors which contribute to hepatic lipidosis are:
 
*[[Cholangitis/Cholangiohepatitis- WikiClinical|Cholangitis/Cholangiohepatitis]]
 
*[[Cholangitis/Cholangiohepatitis- WikiClinical|Cholangitis/Cholangiohepatitis]]
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*Obesity
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*Starvation
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*Pancreatitis
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*Diabetes
  
 
==Diagnosis==
 
==Diagnosis==
 
===Clinical Signs===
 
===Clinical Signs===
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*Often obese cats following a sudden starvation
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*Anorexia and lethargy
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*Icterus
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*Diarrhoea (sometimes)
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*[[Hepatic Encephalopathy #Clinical Signs Cat|Hepatic Encephalopathy]]
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Revision as of 11:25, 11 August 2009



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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 which leads to anorexia. If treated aggressively, it is often a reversible process.

Factors which contribute to hepatic lipidosis are:

Diagnosis

Clinical Signs

  • Often obese cats following a sudden starvation
  • Anorexia and lethargy
  • Icterus
  • Diarrhoea (sometimes)
  • Hepatic Encephalopathy



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.