To a veterinarian, the ensuing human-induced disorder is called "hepatic lipidosis.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Foie gras is a disease not a delicacy] Reference

Cornell University looked at 157 cats with lipidosis to see what conditions were primary.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hepatic Lipidosis] Reference

Birds are shown laboring to breathe; that's because foie gras is really a force-feeding-induced illness -- hepatic lipidosis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bruce Friedrich: Sir Roger Moore Won't Let Friends Eat Foie Gras] Reference

I tried to get my fat cat to lose weight a few years ago, and she got hepatic lipidosis and had to be fed through a tube in her neck for two months.    From Wordnik.com.  [Video: Big Kitteh Vs Little Kitteh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference

Untreated, almost all cats with hepatic lipidosis will die.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference

The diagnosis was something she'd never heard of before: hepatic lipidosis.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference

Hoffmann says that the only thing worse than seeing her cat suffer from hepatic lipidosis is facing her feelings of guilt for not noticing his condition sooner.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference

Hepatic lipidosis is particularly dangerous to obese cats, but even if you're glad to see an overweight kitty shed a few ounces it's still cause for concern if it's the result of an unexplained loss of appetite.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference

I mentioned the other day that a friend’s feline was having some health problems; well, here’s the story on that — the poor kitty has developed feline hepadic lipidosis, and her liver is failing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Adventures with Amelie] Reference

Feline idiopathic hepatic lipidosis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hepatic Lipidosis] Reference

CVT Update: Therapy for hepatic lipidosis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hepatic Lipidosis] Reference

The exact cause of hepatic lipidosis isn't clear.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference