In her regular appearance on the 19 Cats and Counting podcast, part of the Pet Life Radio network, VP of Medical Excellence and Education Kelly Cairns, DVM, MS, DACVIM, talks about feline diabetes - the symptoms, the importance of routine diagnostics, what a pre-diabetes diagnosis means and treatments available for diabetes.
The good news is that diabetes is pretty easy to diagnose with those routine tests. No test is perfect and some things can be really hard to diagnose or require a lot more advanced testing. Those tests allow your veterinarian to also rule out other things that could be going on that can also cause increased thirst and urination, or all those other symptoms like chronic kidney disease or potentially other endocrine conditions like hypothyroidism. So the good news is, when you get to your vet, your vet with those tests is going to be able to give you a wealth of information to let you know what you need to do.
Hosted by Certified Cat Behaviorists Rita Reimers and Linda Hall of the Cat Behavior Alliance, the 19 Cats and Counting podcast welcomes people in the cat wellness industry, cat rescuers, celebrities, and anyone else who has something to say about making life with cats even better. The good, the bad, the challenging, the funny, and the messy side of being a cat parent are all discussed. Nothing cat related is off limits!
