21. Acute liver diseases in dogs and cats. Acute hepatic failure, feline hepatic lipidosis Flashcards
are liver diseases more likely to be acute or chronic
acute because chronic conditions allow for regeneration time and functional adaptation.
chronic only show if 70% of hepatic functional mass has been lost
general non specific clinical signs
anorexia
weight loss
poor coat
vomiting
diarrhoea
apathy
lethargy
depression
dehydration
general specific clinical signs
icterus
bilirubinaemia
CNS signs
enlarged abdomen
pu/pd
DIC
coagulopathy
causes of liver associated ascites
pre hepatic
intra hepatic
post hepatic
prehepatic mechanism
ateriovenous fistula
portal vein obstruction
portal vein hypoplasia
intrahepatic mechanism
portal venule hypoplasia
sinusoidal cellular infiltration
fibrosis ; periportal region
post hepatic mechanism
aka passive congestion
hepatic vein obstruction
cauda vena cava obstruction
RS HF
pericardial disease
differential of ascites
HF
peritonitis
protein loss due to AKI/ GI
liver disorders
predispositions to liver disease in cats
liver has less storage & regenerative capacity than dog
more likely to suffer a biliary disease or hepatic lipidosis
rarely develop fibrosis, cirrhosis, portal hypertension, APSS
hepatomegaly
predispositions to liver disease in dogs
more likely to suffer a parenchymal disease
smaller liver
What % of liver is affected in Acute Hepatic Failure - AHF of dogs
70%
histo of AHF
Necrosis
what are the 3 outcomes of AHF
recovery
chronic liver disease
death
Clinical signs of AHF
Mild - slow progression
Severe - acute AHF
depression
dehydration
abdo pain
coagulopathy
CNS signs
polydipsia
icterus
fever
vomiting
anorexia
Lab D of AHF
Increased; ALT, AST, ALP. GGP. Br, FBA- PPBA, NH3
Decreased ; glucose. bun, albumin
US of AHF
decreased echogenicity
toxic effect of AHF
intrinsic - reproducilbe, dose dependant, toxic dose limit, direct toxic effect
extrinsic - non reproductible, unique, not dose- dependant
Hepatotoxins
Parcetamol
Phenobarbital
Phenytoin
Potentiated sulphonamide
xylitol
Primidone (cats)
Diazepam (cats)
paracetamol toxic effect
in cats
rapidly depletes the body’s stores of glutathione
oxidative effects
causing erythrocyte methamoglobinaemia and necrosis
clinical signs of paracetamol toxicosis
cyanosis
dyspnoea
facial oedema
tachycardia
tachypnoea
brown blood
lab d of paracetamol toxicosis
haemolytic anaemia
methemoglobinaemia
abnormal rbcs
increased; ALT, Br, haemoglobinaemia
treatment of paracetamol toxicosis
fluish stomach
activated charcoal
IVFT, oxygen, mannitol
antioxidants
N- acetylcycteine
Phenobarbital toxicosis
rarely causes hepatotoxicity
treat by decreasing dose
Lab d of Phenobarbital toxicosis
decreased; albumin
Increased; Br, enlarged liver
Phenytoin toxicosis
very hepatotoxicosis
causes hepatitis, fatal intrahepatic cholestasis
short half life in dogs
types of potentiated sulphonamide toxicosis
sulphonamide hypersensitivity - thrombocytopaenia, fever, polyarthropathy
acute hepatopathy - liver necrosis& cholestasis
destructive cholangitis - idiosyncratic hypersensitivity, acholic faeces
other drugs causing hepatotoxxicity
phenytoin - hepatitis, fatal intrahepatic cholestasis
primidone - liver necrosis, lipidosis & cholestasis
xylitol toxicosis
quickly absorbed into liver
causes very pronounced dose- dependant insulin production in dogs
leads to hypoglycaemia, liver necrosis, acute liver failure
Lab D of xylitol toxicosis
hypoglycaemia
hypokalaemia
increased ; liver enzymes, Br
hypophosphataemia –> hyper
Clinical signs of xylitol toxicosis
vomiting
weakness
tremor
AHF
lethargy
ataxia
seizure
treatment of xylitol toxicosis
emesis
not activated charcoal
monitor and maintain blood glucose
palliative therapy
AHF caused by pathogens in dogs
Canine Adenovirus
Canine Herpesvirus
Leptospirosis
Clostridium Piliformis
Helicobacter Canis
Abscess
Mycosis
Toxoplasmosis
Dirofilaria immitis
another name for Canine Adenovirus
Rubarth’s disease
consequence of Canine Adenovirus
hepatic necrosis
gall bladder oedema