What makes obese cats prone to diabetes? That’s one question researchers at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) and the University of Saskatchewan Western College of Veterinary Medicine want to answer as they work to learn more about feline diabetes.
The group of researchers has been working together for several years evaluating blood markers in cats and, more recently, evaluating tissues.
“We’re studying tissues of fat, lean and diabetic cats to better understand changes that occur with obesity and diabetes,” says Dr. Chantal McMillan, who teaches small animal medicine at UCVM. “Diabetes and obesity are two of the most common chronic diseases that cats develop.”
Unfortunately, many cats with diabetes go untreated because of the cost pet owners face and the intensive nature of the therapy.
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