The purpose of feline
diabetes treatment is to slow the disease's progress by maintaining normal
blood glucose levels. Each diabetic cat is a personal,and each responds
differently to treatment. A few diabetic cats are easy to regulate,others
aren't. There are possible regimes for the diabetic cat. Depending on the
seriousness of the disease, in mild cases the cat may be managed with diet alone.
In cats with more severe diabetes, insulin injections might be required for the
remainder of their...
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Diagnosis of Feline Diabetes mellitus
Like humans, the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in cats is based upon the presence of persistently high blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia) even when the animal had not eaten recently (fasted), glucose in the urine (glucosuria), and clinical signs. Weight loss, poor coat, dehydration can all point to diabetes (but may be caused by other diseases also).
Urine testing is adequate to show that a cat is diabetic but may not be accurate enough to enable proper control of blood sugar, so blood testing...
Sunday, November 18, 2012
The symptoms and causes of feline diabetes
Diabetes mellitus is a common disease in cats.The causes and symptoms in cats are similar to those in humans.There are two types of diabetes: insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus(IDDM) and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus(NIDDM).About one-half to three-quarters of diabetic cat have and thus require insulin injections as soon as the disease is diagnosed.The rest have NIDDM, having said that most ultimately require insulin injections to control their disease.
The first obvious symptoms...
Friday, November 16, 2012
Feline Diabetes?What is diabetes mellitus?
Diabetes mellitus strikes 1 in 500 cats, though recent veterinary studies note that it has become increasingly popular. Symptoms in cats are similar to those in humans. Diabetes in cats occurs less often than in dogs. Diabetes mellitus-also known as "sugar" diabetes-is a complex but common disease in which a cat's body either doesn't produce or doesn't properly use insulin. In normal animals insulin...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
My pet has diabetes
Diabetes mellitus may be a common sickness in cats and dogs.Its occurrence is increasing, possibly due to an increase in being overweight in both varieties.Diabetes mellitus strikes 1 in 500 cats and a similar broad variety of creatures. That broad variety seems to be enhancing in cats, lately as great as 1 in 50 by some reviews. Causes are still being analyzed.Symptoms in animals are just like...
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