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Potential causes of hepatic lipidosis in cats
Author(s)Sydney Yankowicz, Assistant Editor
In an interview at Fetch Charlotte, Stuart Walton, BVSc (Hons), BSCAgr (Hons), explains how any disease that causes appetite loss can cause lipidosis
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In an interview at the 2023 Fetch dvm360 Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, faculty member Stuart Walton, BVSc (Hons), BSCAgr (Hons), explains how and why lipidosis can occur, and then which diseases can potentially cause it.
The following is a partial transcript of the video.
Stuart Walton, BVSc (Hons), BSCAgr (Hons): With cats in particular, anything that will stop the cat [from] eating, has the potential to cause lipidosis. And that is for a couple of reasons. One of the main reasons is that cats rely on protein as their major source of energy. So when a cat stops eating, that protein...actually goes missing.
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