diabetes symptons in house cats
Although incredibly rare, yes, a kitten could develop diabetes. It is not truly known what causes diabetes in kittens. Some schools of thought believe that the kitten may have a strong genetic predisposition to the disease, or, like adult cats, the long-term ingestion of high-carbohydrate foods will cause it. Obesity is also known to cause diabetes in adult cats, but in extreme cases, it is not difficult to assume an obese kitten can also develop this. Generally speaking, cats and kittens get all their nutrients from a high protein diet, and cannot use high-carbohydrate foods. Due to over-feeding foods high in cereal and grain, a cat or kitten may develop diabetes.
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Only 6% of cats lick their owners as a sign of love or hatred. If you have twin cats and one licks and the other doesn't, the one that doesn't has diabetes.
About 1 in 400 dogs, somewhat more cats.
Cats can get so big because some eat too much, eat low quality food and they don't exersise to get skinny so their fat gets too big and they live that way for the rest of their lives and just lay around doing nothing. Sadly many overweight cats develop diabetes due to this, so their quality of life, and their lifespan is reduced.
No, but a cat ingesting sugar on a daily basis can cause diabetes. Give cats only high-quality cat food.
Yes, dogs and cats develop them from being petted by people who carry the virus that causes warts.
Cats can get diabetes with or without being fat. But if you change to a healthy low-carb canned diet, most cats will go back to normal weight, and also have far less risk of diabetes. Normal "Dry" kitty kibble is very high in carbohydrate and not the best idea for a fat cat, even if it's a 'prescription' dry food.
Yes. Or Diabetes.
That is the feline equivalent of the beer belly. When cats get overweight, and then lose weight, they develop a flap on their belly which can look alarming. This is particularly common in male cats.
second or third week when a kitten is born