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Diseases such as diabetes, disorders of the functioning of the thyroid gland, epilepsy etc. affect humans with a fairly high frequency, motivating the scientific community to develop a wide field of research around them. However, did you know that similar diseases can occur in pets with low to high frequency; A striking example is diabetes, disease that manifests itself with increasing frequency among cats. According to the Royal Veterinary College now 1 at 200 cats suffers from diabetes while 30 years ago just the 1 at 900. A possible explanation is the change in the lifestyle of the cats, which while they are predators by nature their life as pets has resulted in a reduction in physical activity and at the same time they are provided with a large amount of ready-made food, making the increase in obesity rates inevitable. Of course, we cannot ignore the genetic background in the manifestation of diabetes, as there are obese cats which do not show it. About the dog, also according to data from the Royal Veterinary College, just 3 in each 1000 dogs suffer from diabetes in the UK. Both in the cat and the dog, even in rabbits or rats, the symptoms observed by the owner are polydipsia, polyuria, frequency and weight loss. Do they remind you of something?; These symptoms are also common in humans. End, the treatment regimen in pets also includes insulin in cases where excess weight loss is needed. Continue at source ...
Diseases such as diabetes, disorders of the functioning of the thyroid gland, epilepsy etc. affect humans with a fairly high frequency, motivating the scientific community to develop a wide field of research around them. However, did you know that similar diseases can occur in pets with low to high frequency; A striking example is diabetes, disease that manifests itself with increasing frequency among cats. According to the Royal Veterinary College now 1 at 200 cats suffers from diabetes while 30 years ago just the 1 at 900. A possible explanation is the change in the lifestyle of the cats, which while they are predators by nature their life as pets has resulted in a reduction in physical activity and at the same time they are provided with a large amount of ready-made food, making the increase in obesity rates inevitable. Of course, we cannot ignore the genetic background in the manifestation of diabetes, as there are obese cats which do not show it. About the dog, also according to data from the Royal Veterinary College, just 3 in each 1000 dogs suffer from diabetes in the UK. Both in the cat and the dog, even in rabbits or rats, the symptoms observed by the owner are polydipsia, polyuria, frequency and weight loss. Do they remind you of something?; These symptoms are also common in humans. End, the treatment regimen in pets also includes insulin in cases where excess weight loss is needed. Continue at source ...
