Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Feline diabetes mellitus 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.
The most common symptoms in cats are polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia due to diabetes mellitus; however polyphagia can be the result of growth hormone excess itself. Other symptoms in both cats and dogs include ataxia , asthenia , hepatomegaly , visceromegaly , enlargement of head and distal extremities, heart murmur , degenerative atrophy ...
The cat must have a supply of niacin, as cats cannot convert tryptophan into niacin. [5] However, diets high in corn and low in protein can result in skin lesions and scaly, dry, greasy skin with hair loss. [5] A deficiency of the B vitamin biotin causes hair loss around the eyes and face. [1]
Psoriasis is not just a skin disease. The symptoms of psoriasis can sometimes go beyond the skin and can have a negative impact on the quality of life of the affected individuals. [71] Additionally, the co-morbidities increase the treatment and financial burden of psoriasis and should be considered when managing this condition. [71]
Not only is this an aesthetically unappealing condition, but there is evidence to support that disciform erythrasma can be an early sign of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The generalized erythrasma is most commonly seen in type 2 diabetes mellitus where the lesions go beyond the areas of the body where skin is rubbing together. [ 1 ]
Skin disorders are among the most common health problems in cats and have many causes. The condition of a cat's skin and coat can be an important indicator of its general health. Cheyletiellosis is a mild dermatitis caused by mites of the genus Cheyletiella. It is also known as walking dandruff due to skin scales being carried by the mites ...
Diabetes mellitus cases due to a known defect are classified separately. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes mellitus accounting for 95% of diabetes. [2] Many people with type 2 diabetes have evidence of prediabetes (impaired fasting glucose and/or impaired glucose tolerance) before meeting the criteria for type 2 diabetes. [60]
Polyphagia and weight loss are two concurrent symptoms that have multiple causes, including: diabetes mellitus, malnutrition, malabsorption, and maldigestion. If these symptoms occur serum thyroxine levels should be tested to confirm or exclude a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism.