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Jacquie Rand, Emeritus Professor of Companion Animal Health, The University of Queensland

Dogs and cats get diabetes too. Here’s what to look out for and how to manage it

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Learning a pet has diabetes can be a shock. Sadly, about 20% of diabetic cats and dogs are euthanised within a year of diagnosis due to the impacts on the pets’ health and their owners’ lifestyle and finances.

However, the disease can be managed. And for cats, but not dogs, effective early treatment even gives them a good chance of remission.

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