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Q. Are animals susceptible to cholesterol
<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/nutrition/cholesterol/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier>
problems?
A. Several species of domestic animals can have what is called hyperlipidemia
<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/high-blood-cholesterol-and-triglycerides/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier>,
according to the textbook “Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals,” edited
by Kaneko, Harvey and Bruss (Academy Press). As in humans, it can take the form
of abnormally high cholesterol concentrations or excessive levels of the blood
components calledtriglycerides
<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/test/triglyceride-level/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier>.
Hyperlipidemia has been found in dogs, cats and horses; in rabbits, it can be
induced in the laboratory <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15362526> and has
been used to study associated erectile dysfunction
<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/erection-problems/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier>.
Some dog breeds, notably miniature schnauzers
<https://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8804/1/Xenoulis_Panagiotis.pdf>, are
particularly likely to have cholesterol problems, for unknown reasons, perhaps
related to genetics
<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/specialtopic/genetics/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier>.
But veterinarians have found
<http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/hyperlipidemia-dogs-and-cats> that
hyperlipidemia in dogs and cats is often secondary to another disorder, like
endocrine imbalances, liver disease
<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/liver-disease/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier>,diabetes
<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/diabetes/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier>,
thyroid disease or kidney disease, all of which can be successfully treated.
If the problem is not related to another disease, it can be treated with
special low-fat diets and drugs.
In dogs, symptoms of hyperlipidemia can resemble those of an inflamed pancreas,
including vomiting
<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/nausea-and-vomiting/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier>,
diarrhea
<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/diarrhea/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier>,abdominal
pain
<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/abdominal-pain/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier>
or anorexia
<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/anorexia-nervosa/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier>,
or it can lead to a blocked pancreas. There may also be a fatty buildup in the
eyeball.
In cats, the symptoms are more likely to be skin lesions owing to fat deposits
or nerve problems, even partialparalysis
<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/muscle-function-loss/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier>.
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