The liver is one of the largest organs in your cat’s body, and it’s vital for their good health. 🩸 Just as in humans, the liver perform as many essential functions.
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Liver functions:
- Producing hormones, proteins and glucose (energy).
- Clearing the blood of waste products, drugs and toxins.
- Making clotting factors to stop excessive bleeding.
- Producing immune factors and helping fight infection by removing bacteria from the blood.
- Helping digest and absorb fat and other important nutrients.
- Storing useful nutrients such as vitamins, iron and energy.
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With all these vital functions, it’s easy to see that reduced liver function can have an affect on your cat’s health. 🦠 Fortunately, the liver has the amazing ability to regenerate itself, and can still function one up to 75% of it is diseased or removed.