Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Intrahepatic gallstones found in dogs and cats without symptoms
By Kanemoto, Hideyuki et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2017·Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Intrahepatic cholelithiasis in dogs and cats: A case series.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A dog with liver stones was found to have no noticeable symptoms before being referred to a veterinarian. In this case, the dog did not show any signs of illness related to liver disease during the follow-up period either. This suggests that liver stones can sometimes be present without causing any obvious health issues in pets.
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Abstract
A retrospective study of intrahepatic cholelithiasis (IC) in 9 dogs and 2 cats was conducted. Only 1 dog showed clinical signs related to hepatobiliary disease before referral and during the follow-up period. Intrahepatic cholelithiasis might be a subclinical finding in both dogs and cats.
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