Early detection of feline hepatic lipidosis (FHL) with appropriate treatment can increase prognosis significantly. This study looks into the serum biochemistry and lipid composition liver samples in a group stray cats (N=18) collected from pounds Klang Valley, Malaysia. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) blood was used to detect for damage possibly due FHL, confirmed through light microscopy, (trig...

The leucodystrophies are a heterogeneous group of inherited neurological disorders all characterized by progressive symmetrical demyelination without any marked inflam-matory response, causing loss of motor, sensory, and intellectual functions with an eventual fatal outcome. Included in the group are metachromatic leucodystrophy (sulphatide lipidosis), Krabbe's globoid cell leucodystrophy, Cana...

A 6-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat with a 3-week history of inappetence, weight loss, and hiding was examined. A palpable abdominal fluid wave, dehydration, and a small tear on the left flank were noted during initial examination. When the cat was gently restrained for blood sampling, the skin on the dorsal neck tore, leaving a 15 cm x 7 cm flap of skin. Clinicopathological abnor...

BACKGROUND Ketones, including beta hydroxybutyrate (BHB), are produced in conditions of negative energy balance and decreased glucose utilization. Serum BHB concentrations in cats are poorly characterized in diseases other than diabetes mellitus. HYPOTHESIS Serum BHB concentrations will be increased in cats with chronic kidney disease (CKD), hyperthyroidism (HT), or hepatic lipidosis (HL). ...

Following complete pancreatectomy, chicks exhibit an excessive hypercholesterolemia wshen fed a diet containing cholesterol plus cottonseed oil. This inordinate hypercholesterolemia is accompanied by intensified atherogenesis, compared with unoperated controls on the same diet. Dietary neutral fat is essential for these excessive cholesterolemic and atherogenic responses. The possible significa...