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Diabetes is a chronic disease in cats whereby either insufficient insulin response or insulin resistance leads to persistently high blood glucose concentrations. Diabetes affects up to 1 in 230 cats, [1] and may be becoming increasingly common. Diabetes is less common in cats than in dogs.
Beau's lines are deep grooved lines that run from side to side on the fingernail or the toenail. [1] They may look like indentations or ridges in the nail plate. [2] : 657. This condition of the nail was named by a French physician, Joseph Honoré Simon Beau (1806–1865), who first described it in 1846.
The Mayo Clinic Diet is a diet book first published in 1949 by the Mayo Clinic 's committee on dietetics as the Mayo Clinic Diet Manual. [1] Prior to this, use of the term "diet" was generally connected to fad diets with no association to the clinic. [citation needed] The book is now published as The Mayo Clinic Diet ( ISBN 978-1945564000) with ...
Mayo Clinic Health System is a system of community-based medical facilities. It is owned by Mayo Clinic and was founded in 1992. The organization focuses on providing medical care in rural communities in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. As of 2022, its facilities include 16 hospitals, 53 multispecialty clinics and one mobile health clinic. [2]
The cat righting reflex is a cat 's innate ability to orient itself as it falls in order to land on its feet. The righting reflex begins to appear at 3–4 weeks of age, and is perfected at 6–9 weeks. [1] Cats are able to do this because they have an unusually flexible backbone and no functional clavicle (collarbone).
The best time to walk your dog in the summer is before 9 a.m. and just before sunset. It may still be hot, but your pet will avoid the sun’s direct rays. Animals that need to go out midday ...
A cat kneading a soft blanket Cat kneading movements. Kneading (often referred to as making biscuits or making bread) is a behavior frequently observed in domestic cats where, when a cat feels at ease, it may push out and pull in its front paws against a surface such as furniture or carpet, or against another pet or human, often alternating between right and left limbs.
2. Trauma. White toenails can also be caused by trauma. "Trauma could cause white spots on the nails or even white lines (leukonychia)," says Dr. Mendeszoon. "Bumping one’s toe or being stepped ...