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Canine Liver Disease can be caused from a number of different sources, from organic and biological problems and physical injury to innate genetic abnormalities. The purpose of this information is to clarify the types and causes of Canine Liver Disease, as well as to look at some of the symptoms of canine liver disease. Trauma A severe blunt force trauma, that is a severe blow to the front of the abdomen can cause the conditions that lead to canine liver disease. This most commonly occurs when an animal is hit by a car and a lobe of the animal’s liver is fractured and then bleeds into the abdomen. An even more common trauma to the liver happens is when a bruise occurs that then heals itself. Heatstroke, liver lobe torsion, or diaphragmatic hernia can also cause canine liver problems and lead to further canine liver disease symptoms. Pancreatitis Pancreatitis is the result of severe inflammation when digestive enzymes invade the area of the liver and can create the conditions of severe canine liver disease. With the close proximity of the pancreas to the liver and bile ducts often lead to hepatitis in cases of pancreatic inflammation. Often it is the case that when the animal is treated for pancreatitis, the liver disease itself will go into remission. Anemia A condition known as Hemolytic Anemia has the effect of decreasing the oxygen available to liver cell and lead to their untimely death. An inflamed liver is known as Hepatitis. Trauma and injury can cause the liver to be inflamed, as can various drugs, bacteria and viruses, toxins in the bloodstream, and bile. |
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Certain parasites will infect the liver
The nature of the geography and climate where you live are all determinants of the likelihood of a parasitic liver infestation. Diagnosis of this condition is based usually on symptoms, fecal examination, along with standard diagnostic methods. Dog with liver disease treatment includes the use of appropriate parasiticides. Chronic Hepatitis An inheritable set of conditions known as Copper Storage Diseases impact most commonly Doberman Pinschers, Bedlington Terriers, and West Highland White Terriers. These genetically based diseases result in abnormal and toxic levels of copper to be stored in the liver of a dog with liver disease. The development and course of the disease varies from case to case, ranging from situations of acute hepatitis to end-stage Cirrhosis of the liver. Diagnosis is most often accomplished through a liver biopsy. The course of treatment involves the use of copper biding drugs and anti-inflammatory to decrease inflammation of the liver. There are also certain adjustments that can be made to the canine liver disease diet to modify and limit the intake of copper. |
Glucocorticoid Hepatopathy
Dogs are well known to have a tendency to be extremely sensitive to glucocorticoid drugs (known as cortisone) and often develop lesions within the liver if given a course of treatments that include multiple doses of the drug, or where there is a condition of over-production of cortisone within the dog’s body as in the case of Cushing’s disease. During a course of glucocorticoid therapy, lesions are rather typical and these will generally clear from the liver with the removal of steroidal treatments. Liver associated lesions can take weeks, even months to heal. |
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Some of these liver cancers include the following:
PRIMARY: Lymphosarcoma Hemangiosarcoma METASTATIC: Adenocarcinoma Leiomyosarcoma Mammary tumors Oral carcinoma Lymphosarcoma Hemangiosarcoma |
Cirrhosis Cirrhosis of the liver can be the result of many different canine liver disease situations. Cirrhosis can happen in end cases of idiopathic chronic hepatitis, in copper storage diseases of the liver, or in a breed related, congenital situation in certain breeds including Dobermans, Labs, several of the terrier breeds, standard poodles and cocker breeds, when anti-seizure medication is administered, or as a result of Carpofen and Oxibendazole (both deformers) being given to the dog with liver disease. Infectious diseases, such as in the case of Leptospirosis and infectious canine hepatitis can also result in Canine Cirrosis of the liver. Of all these, Idiopathic Chronic Hepatitis often shows up with no warning. This disease can progress for long periods with no clinical indications or symptoms. When symptoms do appear, the liver has already shown massive changes as a result of the disease including decreased size and function. In these cases, a canine liver disease diet is administered that utilizes low to moderate intake of proteins in an attempt to decrease the work load of the liver. Also metronidazole and neomycin are used orally if there are indications of any imbalance in the central nervous system. Other useful treatment options include the use of SAMe, unsocial (Actigal Rx), colchicines, copper chelating agents, fluid therapy in the case of dehydration, Vitamin K if there are indications of blood clotting problems, and possibly the anti-oxidant support of Vitamin E. The use of Vitamin C is not recommended in cases where copper toxicosis is prevalent as this could make the toxic problem worse for the dog with liver disease. All these canine liver diseases can progress to the extent they slowly damage liver cells which results in scarring and firbrosis in the liver, or cirrhosis. Some patients continue living for a long time despite being diagnosed with such end-stage canine liver disease. By this point, the progress of the disease is advanced and it can be rather difficult to discover the underlying causes of the disease. By this point as well, the symptoms of canine liver disease will have become rather apparent. |
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