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Feline hepatic lipidosis, also known as feline fatty liver syndrome, is one of the most common forms of liver disease of cats. [1] The disease officially has no known cause, though obesity is known to increase the risk. [2] The disease begins when the cat stops eating from a loss of appetite, forcing the liver to convert body fat into usable ...
Although it is extremely rare for a cat to deliberately starve itself to the point of injury, in obese cats, the sudden loss of weight can cause a fatal condition called feline hepatic lipidosis, a liver dysfunction which causes pathological loss of appetite and reinforces the starvation, which can lead to death within as little as 48 hours.
Cats will generally show a gradual onset of the disease over a few weeks or months, and it may escape notice for even longer. [5] The first outward symptoms are sudden weight loss (or occasionally gain) accompanied by polydipsia and polyuria. Polyphagia or anorexia may be observed.
“Moses has always been a big cat but had gained a lot of weight over the last three years,” said his owner, Jenna Joshi, a clinical nursing manager at the vet’s clinic.
This is supported by studies showing that as cats age from 2 years to approximately 11.5 years of age their energy requirements decrease. [12] Weight gain will occur if calories from the diet do not decrease with the animal's energy requirements. [12] Obesity in pets is usually due to excessive food intake or lack of physical exercise. [13]
There are many possible causes of food aggression in cats. In most cases, no specific cause can be identified. Even when we think we know what may be causing a particular cat’s food aggression ...
A cat with a more-than-voracious appetite is going viral after its owner shared a video of the way it eats from a bowl. Twitter users are baffled by this cat’s ‘Hungry Hippos’ eating style ...
Loss of appetite and/or refusal to drink due to pain. Adopting unusual postures to cope with the pain. Urinating in places other than the litter box as the cat associates the pain of urination with the litter box. Licking/over-grooming the genital area. Lying on cold surfaces, such as tile floors or in showers, in an attempt to relieve pain.