Total bile acid (TBA) concentrations in the blood are measured using an enzymatic method and an automated chemistry analyzer to evaluate liver function in dogs and cats. This study aimed to validate the results of FUJI DRI-CHEM IMMUNO AU in the measurement of TBA concentrations (FDC v-BA; FUJIFILM...

Acute bacterial cholangiohepatitis of cats is a common disease associated with the inflammation of bile ducts and liver parenchyma, characterized by development of a pronounced hepatodepressive syndrome (hypoalbuminemia), cytolysis (increase in serum activity of alanine and asparagine...

A clinical case of liver cirrhosis, diagnosed on the basis of ultrasound coupled with clinical and haemato-biochemical indices, in a six month old male Persian cat is reported and discussed. The cat remained refractory to treatment with fluid, prednisolone, silymerin, ursodeoxycholic acid and...

This study aims to characterize clinical features, comorbidities, frequency of bacterial isolation, and survival time in cats with suppurative cholangitis-cholangiohepatitis syndrome (S-CCHS). 168 client-owned cats with S-CCHS were used in this study. Data were prospectively (1980 to 2019)...

A 9-year-old female neutered domestic shorthair cat diagnosed with immune-mediated thrombocytopenia that was treated with prednisolone and cyclosporine, was presented for anorexia, vomiting, increased liver enzymes, and hyperbilirubinemia. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a markedly thickened...

Case summary: A 13-year-old neutered female domestic shorthair rescue cat presented asymptomatically with raised hepatic enzymes following a routine pre-anaesthetic blood test. Cholangitis was suspected, and supportive treatment with 2 weeks of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and 4 weeks of ...

The present study aimed to report an unusual case of platinosomiasis with the development of multiple hepatic cysts.Case: A mixed breed male kitten was admitted with a history of apathy, hyporexia, increased abdominal volume and jaundice. In the ultrasound examination, we could see hepatomegaly and ...

Although infection by feline Platinosomum illiciens is common in Southeastern Brazil, in vivo diagnosis is rare. This disease presents with inflammation and obstruction of the bile ducts and, over time, the host can lead to death. The difficulty in diagnosis by parasitological laboratory results...

The material of this case was 1-year-old male cat with complaints of loss of appetite, stagnation, vomiting, paresis in the back extremities, reduction of urine output and icterus which admitted to the Animal Hospital of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Selcuk University. Perirenal pseudocyst,...

A retrospective study was performed to evaluate the effect of treatment with prednisolone or ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) on the survival times of 26 cats with lymphocytic cholangitis, and to determine prognostic factors. Most affected cats were males (76.9%, P=0.006) and a breed predisposition for...