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clinical signs associated with diabetes mellitus is key to making a successful diagnosis, as well as achieving treatment success. Diabetic cats typically present for investigation of polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia and weight loss, although the ratio in which these individual signs occur may vary between patients.
26 Σεπ 2015 · Attributable weight loss. Causes of weight loss in old cats include chronic renal disease, diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, IBD, EPI, and dental problems. Serum thyroxine, TLI, cobalamin and folate, dental radiography, and GI endoscopy/biopsy may be necessary to identify problems.
Optimising bodyweight, feeding an appropriate diet and using a longer acting insulin preparation (eg, protamine zinc insulin, insulin glargine or insulin detemir) are all factors that are likely to result in improved glycaemic control in the majority of cats.
26 Σεπ 2015 · Well-recognized causes of weight loss in old cats include chronic renal disease, diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and dental problems, to name a few.
Type 2 may be controlled, at least initially, with weight loss, diet and oral hypoglycemic agents. Generally, diabetes is a disorder of the older, often overweight cat, similar to Type 2 diabetes in humans. Risk factors include body weight > 7 kg, older age (> 10 years), male gender, neutered.
Causes of feline diabetes. Feline diabetes can affect cats of any age, sex, or breed. The disorder is more common in overweight male cats over six years old. The causes are unknown although poor nutrition as a kitten, genetics, obesity, hormonal imbalances and certain medications can all be factors.
Diabetes mellitus is a syndrome associated with protracted hyperglycemia due to loss or dysfunction of insulin secretion by pan-creatic beta cells, diminished insulin sensitivity in tissues, or both. In the dog, beta-cell loss tends to be rapid and progressive, and is usu-ally due to immune-mediated destruction, vacuolar degeneration, or
