Cholangitis-Cholangiohepatitis Syndrome in Cats
 
Cholangitis is the medical term given for inflammation of the bile ducts and intrahepatic ducts -- the ducts that carry bile out of the liver. Bile, an essential component in the digestive process, begins in the liver and is then stored in the gallbladder until a meal is taken. The bitter fluid is then released into the cat's small intestine, where it emulsifies fats in the food to be used as energy by the rest of the body.
 
Cholangiohepatitis, meanwhile, describes inflammation of the bile ducts and liver. Together, these disease ...read more