Abstract
Clinical signs consistent with hepatic lipidosis occurred in six obese adult laboratory cats, housed in a group cage, 6 to 7 weeks after changing their diet from a commercial to a purified diet. The affected cats lost 30 to 40% of their body weight in this time period. This rate of weight loss is compatible with little or no food intake. For treatment, 5 cats were tube‐fed three or four times daily with a high‐fat liquid diet supplemented with L‐citrulline and choline. All cats tolerated the diet, which contained 35% protein on an energy basis. Substantial voluntary food intake resumed 12 to 16 days after initiating treatment. The sixth cat was euthanatized. These observations suggest that 6 to 7 weeks of anorexia, associated with 30 to 40% weight loss, can induce hepatic lipidosis in obese but otherwise healthy cats, and confirm that with appropriate management the prognosis for cats with hepatic lipidosis is favorable.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 194-197 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1993 |
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Spontaneous Occurrence of Hepatic Lipidosis in a Group of Laboratory Cats. / Biourge, Vincent; Pion, Paul; Lewis, Julia; Morris, James; Rogers, Quinton.
In: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol. 7, No. 3, 01.01.1993, p. 194-197.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Spontaneous Occurrence of Hepatic Lipidosis in a Group of Laboratory Cats
AU - Biourge, Vincent
AU - Pion, Paul
AU - Lewis, Julia
AU - Morris, James
AU - Rogers, Quinton
PY - 1993/1/1
Y1 - 1993/1/1
N2 - Clinical signs consistent with hepatic lipidosis occurred in six obese adult laboratory cats, housed in a group cage, 6 to 7 weeks after changing their diet from a commercial to a purified diet. The affected cats lost 30 to 40% of their body weight in this time period. This rate of weight loss is compatible with little or no food intake. For treatment, 5 cats were tube‐fed three or four times daily with a high‐fat liquid diet supplemented with L‐citrulline and choline. All cats tolerated the diet, which contained 35% protein on an energy basis. Substantial voluntary food intake resumed 12 to 16 days after initiating treatment. The sixth cat was euthanatized. These observations suggest that 6 to 7 weeks of anorexia, associated with 30 to 40% weight loss, can induce hepatic lipidosis in obese but otherwise healthy cats, and confirm that with appropriate management the prognosis for cats with hepatic lipidosis is favorable.
AB - Clinical signs consistent with hepatic lipidosis occurred in six obese adult laboratory cats, housed in a group cage, 6 to 7 weeks after changing their diet from a commercial to a purified diet. The affected cats lost 30 to 40% of their body weight in this time period. This rate of weight loss is compatible with little or no food intake. For treatment, 5 cats were tube‐fed three or four times daily with a high‐fat liquid diet supplemented with L‐citrulline and choline. All cats tolerated the diet, which contained 35% protein on an energy basis. Substantial voluntary food intake resumed 12 to 16 days after initiating treatment. The sixth cat was euthanatized. These observations suggest that 6 to 7 weeks of anorexia, associated with 30 to 40% weight loss, can induce hepatic lipidosis in obese but otherwise healthy cats, and confirm that with appropriate management the prognosis for cats with hepatic lipidosis is favorable.
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