Liver Disease (Hepatopathy)
Umbrella term for liver dysfunction of various causes (toxins, infection, metabolism). The liver has a high regenerative capacity.
Veterinary care required
This condition belongs in veterinary diagnosis and treatment. Compounds are at most supportive.
Priority · vet & management
Diagnosis (blood values, possibly biopsy) and treatment are veterinary; compounds can support the liver adjunctively.
Possible causes
- · liver toxins (e.g. pyrrolizidine alkaloids from ragwort)
- · infections and inflammatory processes
- · metabolic/feeding strain (e.g. hyperlipidaemia)
- · drug/pollutant influences
- · bile duct obstructions
Supportive compounds · supplementary feed, not medication
Prevention
Keeping toxic plants (especially ragwort) away from pasture and hay and need-based feeding relieve the liver.
Equiterna's take
Equiterna uses liver-supporting compounds such as milk thistle exclusively adjunctively — diagnosis and treatment of hepatopathy remain veterinary.
Usage note
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