Diabetes can affect both cats and dogs of any age. The condition occurs due to low or ineffective insulin levels in your pet’s body, which prevents your pet from properly processing glucose and turning it into energy. Worsening diabetes can lead to life-threatening conditions such as kidney failure, seizures and even death. Fortunately, this condition can be avoided!

If your pet has been diagnosed with diabetes, you know that you’ll be helping them manage their disease for the rest of their life. Diabetes can have some debilitating effects; however, many pets go on to live long and happy lives when their symptoms are managed properly.

Whether your cat has type I or type II diabetes, managing their blood sugar will be a crucial part of at-home care to keep them healthy. Because your pet’s body has a difficult time regulating blood glucose due to insufficient or inefficient insulin, their blood sugar could reach dangerous levels.

Cats are creatures of habit, which is why changes in behavior are so alarming to owners. If you’ve noticed your cat suddenly lapping up water like it’s been in the desert for days and you’ve been needing to change the litter in the litter box more frequently because your cat appears to be peeing constantly, you should be on high alert.