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How do you know if your pet has diabetes? - LeonilCraig - 05-22-2017 Diabetes is a rising health problem among pets and other animals. Dogs, cats, horses, pigs, and even apes can get diabetes. To help you keep your animal companion in great health, here’s your go-to guide for pet diabetes prevention. What is Diabetes? Just like humans, pet animals (dogs and cats mainly) are susceptible to Diabetes Type I and Type II. In this blog guide, we’ll focus on Type II Diabetes and how you can prevent it. Diabetes is a condition where the body doesn’t process glucose (sugar) properly, and glucose is the energy source of the cells in the body. Insulin, which is produced by the pancreas, is used to transfer glucose throughout the bloodstreams to nourish the cells. However, if your pet has diabetes, the glucose isn’t being circulated normally. Instead, the glucose overflows into other areas of the body, causing problems such as frequent thirst and urination, kidney failure, and low energy levels. Pets that are elderly and overweight or obese tend to be more at risk for diabetes. Common Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes Here are some of the most common signs and symptoms to look out for in case your pet has diabetes:
RE: How do you know if your pet has diabetes? - Catherine - 05-23-2017 Thank-you for this great post. Diabetes is becoming a serious problem for people and animals. It is good to know the symptoms. If your pet or you have these symptoms seek medical help immediately. Guinea pigs and hamsters can also develop diabetes. Dwarf hamsters have a lot of trouble with diabetes. It is better to be careful how much fruit you feed them or other sources of sugar. There are studies going on where they are testing the effects of diet and exercise on diabetes and they results look good. I suspect if the results are good in humans they will be good for our pets. That means being careful about the type of food we give our pets and being careful to not over feed them. Obesity is a direct road to diabetes in most species. Walking your dog or playing with your cat will be a great help and it will do you good as well. If things have not progressed too far much can be done to keep your pet healthy even with diabetes. The best thing you can do is not let your pet get over weight in the first place and make sure your pet has plenty of exercise throughout its life. RE: How do you know if your pet has diabetes? - Ruth - 05-24-2017 Thank you. That is very informative. RE: How do you know if your pet has diabetes? - Catherine - 05-24-2017 It is always good to know about a potential danger like diabetes. I am sure many times it can be prevented if we know what to do. |