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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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