Unfortunately, as outlined by the Sunnyview Animal Center, xylitol has deadly consequences for cats. This compound stimulates a surge in insulin release, which sends the average cat's blood sugar ...

The Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery is the official journal of the ISFM, and is published in partnership with SAGE and the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP). All ISFM and ...

By August they had the first conclusive results: when they gave the material extracted from the islets of Langerhans (called "insulin," from the Latin for "island") to diabetic dogs, their ...

Obese cat patients have an increased amount of inflammatory proteins in the body due to an excess amount of fat. These inflammatory proteins cause cells in the body to resist insulin and its effects.

Pudgy pets are a problem in America. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, a shocking 56% of dogs and 60% ...

In the summer of 2023, my girlfriend's cat, Wyatt, started to get really sick ... to poke Wyatt to check his blood and give him daily insulin injections, so I took on that task.

Some common human foods can be harmful to dogs, posing health risks such as vomiting and diarrhea. Chocolate contains ...

Some of the dogs died from allergic shock ... shared a Nobel Prize in 1923 for their isolation and clinical use of insulin against diabetes. Their work with insulin followed from the chance ...

Intraperitoneal insulin tolerance test (ipITT ... the eWAT and iWAT paraffin sections were incubated with primary antibody F4/80 (Cat#:70076, Cell Signaling Technology), CD9 (Cat#:ab223052, Abcam), ...

When you get home with your Halloween haul, don't share it with your family pooch. Some of the brightly colored items in that ...

and the dogs developed glycosuria. This was a particularly important development, as it led to the discovery of a lifesaver for patients with diabetes: insulin. The discovery that the pancreas plays a ...

The company saw strong sales from its top-selling cancer drug Keytruda, recently launched treatments and its animal health ...