Oral sulphonylurea drugs stimulate insulin secretion and have been used successfully to treat diabetes in cats but not dogs. Preliminary studies evaluating the efficacy of the biguanide, metformin, in diabetic cats have not been promising. Pharmacokinetic studies have been performed in healthy cats, ...
Furthermore, the use of hormones has been shown to be accompanied by serious side effects, for example a high risk of pyometra, cancer of the mammary gland, and induction of diabetes mellitus in prediabetic patients.It is common medical practice that methods with serious side-effects that are...
A common disease that can be attributed to diet is diabetes in cats. Commercial pet food does not always provide all of the nutrients that some dogs and cats need to be healthy at different times in their lives. This food also contains things that your pet doesn't need, such as chemical...
Musculotendinous injuries occur infrequently in dogs and cats, but the consequence of such an event can lead to marked dysfunction due to disruption of the muscle-tendon unit (MTU). The MTU is composed of the muscle origin, muscle belly, tendon and tendon insertion....
Metabolic causes of retinal disease and usually chorioretinitis are hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and immune-mediated thrombocytopenia. Treatment for each disease as dictated by internal medicine texts should accompany medication for the ocular manifestations. Uveitis develops with each of ...
Feline Diabetes:This cat sickness is just like human diabetes. There are two types of diabetes. The first type, known as type one diabetes, is when the pancreas stops producing enough insulin to process the carbohydrates consumed by the cat. The second type, known as type two diabetes, is ...
But chronic halitosis or sudden changes in your cat’s breath (with no change in food or lifestyle to explain it) could signal an underlying health issue such as diabetes or kidney disease. Gastrointestinal problems (including bowel obstruction) can cause foul breath that smells like poop, ...
As used herein, the term “osmotin” refers to a protein that is abundantly contained in ripe fruits such as grapes and was first found 30 years ago. It was reported that osmotin functions similarly to proteins that inhibit obesity and diabetes in the human body, and it is known that os...
Methods of treating diabetes in mammals, particularly humans, by blocking or inhibiting VEGF-mediated activity. A preferred inhibitor of VEGF-mediated activity is a VEGF antagonist such as the VEGF fusion protein trap of SEQ ID NO:2 capable of binding and blocking VEGF. The method of the invent...
(patients with a history of autoimmune-related hypothyroidism on a stable dose of thyroid-replacement hormone may be eligible for this study and patients with controlled Type 1 diabetes mellitus on a stable insulin regimen may be eligible for this study.), history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ...