A feline hepatocyte growth factor gene and a 15 base pairs-deleted feline hepatocyte growth factor gene. These genes encode the following protein (a) or (b): (a) a protein having an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4； and (b) a protein having an amino acid sequence comprising a deletion, substitution or addition of one or several amino acids with respect to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4, and having a feline hepatocyte growth factor activity. The feline hepatocyte growth factor and the 5 amino acids-deleted feline hepatocyte growth factor are useful for the treatment of liver diseases, kidney diseases, lung diseases, digestive diseases, cardiocirculatory diseases or cranial nerve diseases.
