Copper Storage Disease In Dogs Prognosis

In dogs with copper storage disease excess copper is not excreted accumulates within the liver cells and causes damage.

Copper storage disease in dogs prognosis.

Copper storage disease can occur as a primary disease or secondary to another disease such as diseases that cause build up of bile. Sartor ll trepanier la. These dogs are bedlington terrier doberman pinscher skye terrier and western highland white terrier and cause hepatitis and cirrhosis in all of them and is also a genetic disease. Seguin ma bunch se.

Compend contin educ pract vet 2003 25 432 447. Clinical signs are variable as some pets may not have any clinical signs while others may have severe neurological deficits secondary to liver dysfunction. Symptoms signs of copper storage disease. Rational pharmacologic therapy of hepatobiliary disease in dogs and cats.

A gene mutation causes copper storage disease in bedlington terriers. Excessive copper ingestion ndash. Copper storage hepatopathy in dogs. J am vet med assoc 2001 218 10 1593.

This isn rsquo t normally a problem but dogs with a genetic tendency to excessive copper storage can be affected by a high copper diet. Changes in dog food in the. This condition may be secondary to a primary disease or the result of genetic based abnormal copper metabolism. Iatrogenic copper deficiency associated with long term copper chelation for treatment of copper storage disease in a bedlington terrier.

Too much copper at one time can overwhelm the liver rsquo s storage capacity and cause liver damage. Copper storage disease is a disease characterized by excessive accumulation of copper in the livers of affected patients.