A few years ago cat diabetes was seen as a rare affliction however over the last few years there has been a surge in cases and it is important to be aware of the symptoms of and treatments for cat diabetes. Here is a good easy to understand article:- “Like diabetes in humans, diabetes in cats [...] Read more »
Apparently a vet is recommending euthanasia for a newly diagnosed cat with cat diabetes. Now unless there are major complications, I believe this is outrageous advice! It would seem the vet believes that many owners are incapable of looking after a diabetic cat at home and so recommends euthanasia. What a jerk! “A friend of [...] Read more »
One of the things you will need to learn to do when treating at home is to learn how to prepare an insulin syringe to inject a diabetic cat. Initially this can be quite daunting but once you’ve been taught what to do and have administered the injection a couple of times to your diabetic [...] Read more »
It can be really overwhelming to learn that your cat has feline diabetes but treating a cat with feline diabetes is easy and isn’t that hard at all. You will need to learn how to test your cats blood sugar level at home and also how to administer the insulin shots. Another important part of [...] Read more »
How much does it cost to treat a diabetic cat, is a question that sometimes immediately goes through an owners mind, who has just discovered that their cat has been diagnosed with cat diabetes. What is sad is that the fear of costs can lead the owner to make the irrational decision to put the cat down before all [...] Read more »
Dr. Marty Becker was recently asked how to care for a cat that has been diagnosed with cat diabetes. More specifically the questioner wanted to know whether the cat could be cared for at home. “My cat has been diagnosed as diabetic. How realistic is it for me to assume at-home care for him?” Dr. [...] Read more »
A subscriber to a message board about horses writes that his brothers maine coon cat has been diagnosed with cat diabetes and he was wondering whether anyone else has gone through this experience:- “My brother’s Maine Coon cat has diabetes (he’s about 8-10 years of age and was a rescue) – and I was wondering [...] Read more »
The most noticeable symptoms of diabetes in cats are an increased thirst, increased urination, decrease of appetite and loss of weight. However these symptoms may be symptoms of other illnesses, so as soon as you notice that something is abnormal, take your cat for a checkup at the veterinary surgery. There, laboratory tests will be [...] Read more »