Arteriovenous Malformation of the Liver in Cats
 
Intrahepatic arteriovenous (AV) fistula is generally a congenital based condition, which causes abnormal passages to develop between the proper liver (hepatic) arteries and the inner liver (intrahepatic) portal veins. It can also develop through surgical injury, trauma, and abnormal tissue or bone growth (neoplasia). Although this condition is uncommon in cats, it does occur.
 
This severe illness can be addressed with fair results when a proper diagnosis has been settled on. Most treatment will be on an outpatient basis and will ...read more