Feline diabetes, primarily Type II, is increasingly common in cats and with appropriate management including high-protein diets, many cats achieve diabetic remission.
Poorly controlled diabetes causes persistent high blood sugar levels that damage nerves and organs over time. Cats experience increased thirst, hunger, and urination that disrupts their normal patterns and causes discomfort. Diabetic neuropathy produces weakness and pain in the hindlimbs. The possibility of remission makes feline diabetes unusual among chronic diseases - a cat that achieves remission through appropriate management is genuinely cured, representing a dramatic quality of life improvement. Preventing diabetes through weight management is far preferable.