An adult male Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) with confirmed inflammatory bowel disease developed acute severe icterus, bilirubinuria, bilirubinemia, and elevated bile acids after a diet change. Liver biopsies showed moderate lymphoplasmacytic cholangiohepatitis (lymphocytic cholangitis). The tiger developed neurologic signs including ataxia, tremors, and seizures, as well as epistaxis. Therapy consisted of antibiotics, a steroid anti-inflammatory, vitamins, pro-coagulants, and liver-supportive medicines. The tiger improved from acute liver failure within 3 wk, while the epistaxis began at 3.5 wk and did not resolve until 10.5 wk. The long-term maintenance plan consists of oral prednisolone, metronidazole, ursodiol, and an all muscle-meat beef diet.
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1 March 2014
ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC CHOLANGITIS AND LIVER FAILURE IN AN AMUR TIGER (PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA)
Erika K. (Travis) Crook,
Nancy A. Carpenter
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Amur tiger
bilirubinuria
cholangiohepatitis
liver failure
lymphocytic cholangitis, Panthera tigris altaica