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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
(Including Medical and Laboratory Research)
Established 1994
ISSN 1328-925X
Volume 27 (9): 528-530, 2023.
Diabetes mellitus in a young cat and
clinical management
Pothiappan P, Parthiban S.
Pothiappan P, Parthiban S.,
Diabetes mellitus in young cat and clinical management, Onl
J Vet Res., 27 (9): 528-530, 2023. Diabetes mellitus insulin deficiency in cats
causes inability of tissues to access glucose but is very rare in young cats. A
6 month 2.5kg female cat presented with polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia,
cachexia and 38.5oc with congested conjunctival mucus membranes.
Hematology yielded hemoglobin 7.2gm% white cells 12,500/mm, neutrophils 60% and
lymphocytes 40%, fasting hyperglycemia 415mg% and urine positive for glucose
(+++) by Benedict’s qualitative test. The case was diagnosed as Juvenile
diabetes mellitus and treated with insulin 0.5U/kg subcutaneously. The animal
showed clinical improvement a week after the start of treatment and the owner
was advised to continue the treatment further.
Key Words: Young cat,
diabetes, management, treatment.
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