Why do cats get fatty liver?

Fatty liver in cats is inseparable from unreasonable feeding by the owner for a long time. Diseases such as infectious diseases and hepatitis can also cause cats to suffer from fatty liver. The symptoms of fatty liver in cats are symptoms such as depression and general weakness, and then symptoms of digestive tract or accompanied by symptoms of dehydration.

What is fatty liver in cats

Cat fatty liver is a disease that causes liver dysfunction due to the accumulation of large amounts of fat in liver cells. It has a certain specificity. It is a common and fatal cholestasis syndrome.

Causes of fatty liver in cats

Fatty liver in cats is related to long-term feeding of low-protein, high-fat and high-carbohydrate foods, stress, lack of exercise, hunger, and insufficient anti-fat liver substances. Acute and chronic hepatitis, infectious diseases and parasitic diseases, chronic pancreatitis and various chronic metabolic diseases, diabetes, etc. can also cause cats to suffer from fatty liver.

Symptoms of fatty liver in cats

The early symptoms of fatty liver in cats are depression, lethargy, general weakness, and slow movement. Then, symptoms of the digestive tract appear, abdominal distension, soft stools and constipation alternately, the urine becomes dark and yellow, and yellow stains of mucous membranes, skin, inner ears and gums can be seen in the later stage of the disease. Affected cats are often accompanied by symptoms of dehydration because they have not eaten for a long time.