Common Feline Health Problems and Their Ties to Diet: Hepatic Lipidosis

Hepatic Lipidosis is also known as Fatty Liver Disease, it is the most common metabolic liver disease of cats.

Cats that go longer than ~3 days without eating, for any reason, are in danger of developing this serious, and often fatal, disease. Even though thin cats can end up with hepatic lipidosis, overweight cats are much more prone to experiencing this disease.

Feeding a high-protein, low-carbohydrate canned diet helps keep cats at an optimal, healthy body weight and, in turn, makes them less likely to end up with fatty liver disease.

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