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Feline hepatic disease and topical issues in feline nutrition /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Armstrong, P. Jane
Corporate Author: Texas A & M University. Office of Veterinary Continuing Education
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [College Station, Tex.] : [Veterinary Continuing Education, Texas A&M University], [1980?]
Subjects:
Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Cat Diseases.
Deficiency Diseases > veterinary.
Liver Diseases > veterinary.
Table of Contents:
  • Feline hepatic disease
  • Diagnostic evaluation of hepatic disease
  • Transaminases
  • Tests for cholestasis
  • Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase
  • Serum bilirubi
  • Sulfobromophthalein excretion
  • Bile acids
  • Serum ammonia
  • Serum protein determinations
  • Radiography and ultrasonography
  • Liver biopsy
  • Classification of feline hepatic diseases
  • Hepatic lipidosis
  • Clinical features
  • Pathology
  • Treatment
  • Cholangiohepatitis complex
  • Suppurative cholangiohepatitis
  • Chronic nonsuppurative cholangiohepatitis
  • Biliary cirrhosis
  • Hepatic necrosis
  • Hepatic neoplasia
  • Portosystemic vascular anomalies
  • Topical issues in feline nutrition
  • Dietary peculiarities of the cat
  • Carbohydrate
  • Fat
  • Protein
  • Specific amino acids
  • Vitamins and minerals
  • Obesity
  • Phases of obesity
  • Detrimental effects of obesity
  • Obesity management
  • Hypokalemic polymyopathy and hypokalmeic nephropathy
  • Urinary acidification and the feline urologic syndrome
  • Risk factors
  • Recurrence
  • Pathogenesis
  • Magnesium
  • Ash
  • Dry cat foods
  • Urin pH
  • Summary
  • Management.
  • (cont) Syndromes associated with taurine deficiency
  • Central retinal degeneration
  • Reproductive failure and neonatal abnormalities
  • Dilated cardiomyopathy.