50 percent of all dogs are overweight, and more than 20 percent of felines need to shed pounds. However, older indoor cats top all groups, with some studies reporting 60 percent are obese. Owners may chuckle to hear their beloved pets needs to shed some weight. Like humans, carrying extra weight affects the quality and [...]
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Diabetes – sudden onset or ketoacidotic diabetes ( Dog)
January 11th, 2011 
pet-admin There are times when diabetes occurs secondary to another problem, particularly immune mediated disorders and other hormonal illnesses. Genetic factors, obesity, some medications such as progesterones and chronic pancreatitis have also been associated with diabetes. Diabetes can be a really insidious disease. The weight loss would be a good hint her. Diabetic dogs do reasonably [...]
Diabetes in cats and dogs
November 22nd, 2010 pet-admin You should know more about Diabetes in cats and dogs, strikes 1 in 400 cats and a similar number of dogs, though recent veterinary studies,note that it is becoming more common lately. Symptoms in dogs and cats are similar to those in humans. Generally, most dogs and about 5-20% of cats experience type-1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes, [...]
