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Feline diabetes
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Feline Diabetes, or Cat Diabetes (also called Diabetes Mellitus or 'sugar diabetes') is a complex disease, so here we will give you a brief summary of the main points, with a link for you to find out more if you need to.
Feline diabetes can be fatal if left untreated, just as Diabetes Mellitus is in humans, so it does need to be taken very seriously.
The good news is that it is a treatable condition (which means it can be managed rather than cured),
so please take your cat to a vet if you suspect they may be displaying any of the symptoms, or that they appear ill in any other way.
Very briefly, a hormone called Insulin is used by the body to regulate the amount of sugar in the blood.
When the pancreas (the organ that produces insulin) cannot produce enough insulin (or any at all), or the body cannot utilise the insulin that is being produced, the result is that too much sugar is carried in the blood rather than being used for energy.
This imbalance can cause damage to organs and tissues over time, as well as producing many of the symptoms associated with diabetes mellitus.
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If you suspect anything, then keep your cat indoors for a couple of days with a litter tray so that you can watch to see if it is passing urine more frequently than normal.
This means that your cat is at more risk of injuries as they cannot feel if they get cut, and with the delayed healing and increased infection risk that diabetes brings, this can be very problematic.
This can result in unconsciousness and seizures and it is an emergency situation that needs immediate treatment, often with glucose injections.
First and foremost, it is a condition that is common and your vet will know a lot about it, so they will be able to give you lots of advice and support. Secondly, if you do have a diabetic cat, then you are far from alone. If your cat does have to have insuline injections then your vet will be able to show you how to administer them, this video also shows you how to do this.
Thousands of cats around the world live long and happy lives with the condition as long as their diabetes is controlled.
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