Liver conditions and fat content is all relative....Liver conditions and fat content is all relative... Having found myself dealing with this multiple species(3 so far) .... I can tell you in None of the cases did the standard treatment work... ie work with your Vet and Your cat
I completely agree diet is key but finding a base cause or likely cause will aid you in the correct diet for your cat.. Ie dry food is less known as a culprit for some abnormal results than a newer "close" to nature diet many are using.
Keeping the fat content of the diet relatively low (cats do need a certain amount of fat in their diet in order to stay healthy) is very important and it makes a huge big difference for a cat that is for some unknown reason susceptible to liver problems. (I seem to have one of those.)
dry food is less known as a culprit
Key words: less known. Diet change and test results: proof.
Also, since one particular brand of food has been linked to hepatic lipidosis in cats and certain diets are known to cause liver damage, it's not unreasonable to consider diet as a possible base cause when no other cause can be found. When it comes to liver damage for which there is no good explanation, both canned and dry food must be looked at closely as possible contributing factors.
a newer "close" to nature diet
Unbalanced fad diets are known to cause liver damage, in fact significant liver damage in some cases. Also seizures and dangerously elevated phosphorus levels. All of this damage can be reversed with a nutritionally complete, balanced diet.
I can tell you in None of the cases did the standard treatment work...
Which can translate to: seek help from a very good, very knowledgeable holistic vet.
(Holistic vets can do some incredible things for liver disease.)