Q Our fat cat, Frodo, has been diagnosed with fatty liver disease. He is losing weight and turns his nose up at all his favorite foods. Our vet says his condition is serious and he may need to be hospitalised. Please advise.
A Fatty liver syndrome is the layman’s term for feline hepatic lipidosis (HL) and is characterized by excess accumulation of lipids in the liver cells, or hepatocytes. It is the most common and potentially fatal feline liver disease and is referred to as a multifactorial syndrome that should not be taken lightly.
HL can be primary with no obvious causation, or it can be secondary to underlying diseases like diabetes, renal failure, pancreatitis, cholangiohepatitis or any other
