Diabetes can affect many pets and most commonly older pets. In diabetes condition, the body registers high amount of glucose in the blood as the body stops producing the insulin or doesn’t react to its production. Diabetes can develop in one’s pet due to any illness, hereditary reasons, obesity and many medications (if taken for long term). The pets are affected to type 1 diabetes if their pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin. Almost half of the diabetic cats and all the dogs are affected by type 1 diabetes. The type 2 diabetes occurs when their body stop registering the insulin production which leads to high glucose in the blood stream. Cats are more seen to be prone to diabetes than dogs. The symptoms experienced by the pets are similar to those experienced by adults which include excessive urination and thirst, loss of weight and a noticeable increase or decrease in appetite, leg weakness (cats), blindness or cataracts (dogs) and presence of sweet odor in their breath. The complications of diabetes include seizures, weakness, confusion, dehydration and even coma. As with the symptoms, the treatment of the diabetes in pets is somewhat similar to adults. The primary treatments include exercise and diet regulations, management of glucose and insulin shots. Glucose levels [...]

Do you know that cats also get diabetes like humans ? Yes, they do get and it is known as feline diabetes. Many cats are genetically compatible to consume food which is low in carbohydrates and high in proteins. But, many commercial pet foods have high quantity of carbohydrates and if the cats consume them, then their body’s insulin resistance starts working against them. The blood glucose levels start rising and this leads to diabetes type 2. The feline’s body is equipped to deal with raw food and feeding them with high carbohydrate grains (commercial foods) can lead to many problems, including diabetes. High carbohydrate diet can help in getting rid of the excess weight due to carbohydrates and also keeps the glucose level in check. Type 1 diabetes is caused in the cats when the insulin hormone production is insufficient or the body isn’t reacting to the insulin production which leads to type 2 diabetes mellitus. The symptoms in felines include vomits, loss in appetite, weakness, excessive urination and thirst, loss in weight and dehydration. If the feline is showing any of the above symptoms, then they have to be diagnosed levels of sugar in the urine and blood. If the cats have large glucose level then they are [...]