The Sound Cat Veterinary Hosp

Your cat has been diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes occurs in cats when there is decreased or no production of insulin by the pancreas. Predisposing causes of this disease include obesity, pancreatic injury or disease, and use of certain pharmaceuticals. Insulin is critical to the body to allow the cell to use sugar (glucose) for energy.

Acute renal failure occurs when an insult immediately damages the kidneys, such as a toxin or an infection. Chronic renal failure is insidious since the cat may have kidneys that have been affected by a disease process for quite a long time before clinical signs become apparent. Often renal compromise can be detected on routine blood chemistry performed while the cat is still healthy. The kidneys are what we call a redundant organ. Any animal can live normally with only one kidney so long as it remains healthy.

Just as obesity among adults and children in the United States has become a growing concern, obesity in our feline friends is dramatically on the rise. According to the Center for Disease Control, 33% of American males and 35% of American females are significantly overweight or obese. Recent veterinary studies show that 40 - 50% of our cats as similarly overweight or obese. Unlike overweight people, where lifestyle plays a major role, in the cat, obesity is an endocrine disorder triggered by commercial diets.

Treatment is a catch-up game to get problems under control when there may already be permanent damage to the oral cavity or internal organs. Cats with routine dental care typically live longer and healthier lives. Cats with dental disease constantly release bacteria from their mouth into their bloodstream i.e.

The Sound Cat is proud of our large conference room that is available for continuing education for veterinarians as well as client educational programs. State of the art digital ultrasound helps our veterinarians make accurate and timely diagnoses, and follow the progress of diseases under treatment.