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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume
18(9): 750-755, 2014
Diagnosis and treatment of
feline hepatic lipidosis in persian cats fed canned or homemade diets.
Mehdi Saberi
1(DVM, DVSc), Saeedeh Shojaeepour *2(DVM), Reza Kheirandish 3(DVM, DVSc), Dariush Vosough 1(DVM, DVSc)
1Department of Clinical Sciences, Graduated Student of
Veterinary Medicine, and 3Department of Pathobiology, 2Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid
Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran,
ABSTRACT
Saberi M, Shojaeepour S, Kheirandish
R, VosoughD., Diagnosis and treatment of feline hepatic lipidosis in persian cats fed
canned or homemade diets. Onl J Vet Res., 18(9): 750-755, 2014. Feline hepatic lipidosis (FHL) is characterized
by excessive accumulation of lipids in the liver and is one of the most common
hepatobiliary disorders of cats. This study was performed on 21 adult
vaccinated Persian cats during a
1 yr period. The felines appeared lethargic, emaciated
and chronically anorexic. Clinical examination, paraclinical
tests and abdominal ultrasonography tests revealed enlarged livers extending
beyond the last right rib and hepatomegaly in 12 subjects. Significant changes
occurred in serum hepatic enzyme values.The results
suggested feline hepatic lipidosis was confirmed in
12 of the 21 cats. Treatments for FHL induced signsof
recovery after 30 days but 2 cats died with signs of FHL in liver necropsy.
Interestingly, the history showed that the 12 cats with confirmed DHL had been
fed with only canned food while others only with homemade food.
Key
words:
feline hepatic lipidosis, Persian cat.
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