Why is the liver so important?

The liver is one of the largest organs in your cat’s body, and it’s vital for their good health. 🩸 Just as in humans, the liver perform as many essential functions. - Liver functions: - Producing hormones, proteins and glucose (energy). - Clearing the blood of waste products, drugs and toxins. - Making clotting factors to stop excessive bleeding. - Producing immune factors and helping fight infection by removing bacteria from the blood. - Helping digest and absorb fat and other important nutrients. - Storing useful nutrients such as vitamins, iron and energy. - With all these vital functions, it’s easy to see that reduced liver function can have an affect on your cat’s health. 🦠 Fortunately, the liver has the amazing ability to regenerate itself, and can still function one up to 75% of it is diseased or removed.