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In many cases the liver is ill secondarily to a problem elsewhere in the body. Trauma Animals that receive a severe and blunt blow to the front of the abdomen can suffer from liver disease. The most common cause of this type of blow is being hit by a car. A liver lobe can be fractured and bleed into the abdomen, even leading to death. A more common occurrence is a bruise (contusion) that heals itself. Heatstroke, diaphragmatic hernia and liver lobe torsion can also cause liver problems. Inflammation An inflamed liver is called hepatitis. Trauma can cause this, along with

  There are a large number of diseases that affect the liver. This should not be surprising when you consider how important and metabolically active the liver is. We will discuss a few of the more common diseases we encounter. There are many different treatments for liver disease as you will learn about in this page. Some are surgical, most are medical. In a siginficant number of cases we encounter a diseased liver that is chronic in nature, and our treatment goal is to control the symptoms by helping the liver help itself. Several natural compounds might be used: S-Adenosylmethionine

  There are a large number of diseases that affect the liver. This should not be surprising when you consider how important and metabolically active the liver is. We will discuss a few of the more common diseases we encounter in animals at the Long Beach Animal Hospital: Hepatic Lipidosis Porto-systemic shunt (PSS) Gall Bladder Disease Chronic active hepatitis Infectious canine hepatitis Copper storage disease Cancer There are many different treatments for liver disease as you will learn about in this page. Some are surgical, most are medical. In a siginficant number of cases we encounter a diseased liver that