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Hepatic lipidosis in cats is a grand name for a fatty liver. So what's a fatty liver? It is when excess fat deposits in the liver. In people, it is often common to find it in those who drink excess alcohol, those who are overweight, those with diabetes or other metabolic syndromes.

Many cats today are overweight and an increasing number have diabetes, although I'm not sure too many drink alcohol. So fatty liver will be more in obese cats or cats with diabetes, but particularly when they lose weight too quickly. This can come about for a variety of reasons, such as a change of diet, a sudden malaise, from ingesting poison or any factors which contribute to a sudden loss of appetite leading to weight loss.