Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:Thomas K. Graves, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Few diseases are as frustrating for a veterinarian as diabetes mellitus. Realistically, control of hyperglycemia is rarely accomplished, and clinical signs of diabetes often persist.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:Kristy Dowers, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Cats are true carnivores and as such have a metabolism specifically adapted to high protein meals.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
 April 1, 2009
By:Ronald Lyman, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM
Hypertriglyceridemia refers to a fasting plasma triglyceride measurement that is increased, typically above the 95th percentile for age and animal species. Hypertriglyceridemia can be divided into primary and secondary forms.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:William D. Schall, DVM, DACVIM
Type I diabetes is characterized by lack of insulin production by the pancreatic beta cells of the islets of Langerhans.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:Renee Rucinsky, DVM, DABVP
Hyperthyroidism is caused by excessive production of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyroxine (T3).
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:P. Jane Armstrong, DVM, MS, MBA, DACVIM
Diabetes mellitus is the second most common endocrine disorder in cats, with an estimated incidence of 0.5% (1 in 200-250 cats).
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