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Hypoglycemia in Cats
An overdose of insulin drops the blood sugar well below normal. This condition is called hypoglycemia. Suspect this condition if your cat appears confused, disoriented, or drowsy, or if he shivers, staggers about, collapses, falls into a coma, or has seizures.
Treatment: If the cat remains conscious and is able to swallow, give a sugar solution (corn syrup, glucose paste, honey). If the cat is not able to swallow, rub the solution into the mucous membranes of the cat’s cheeks. Recovery occurs within minutes. Then immediately take your cat to a veterinarian.
Most feline cancers occur in middle-aged and older individuals 10 to 15 years of age. Lymphoma is an exception, occurring most often in young cats. The majority of feline cancers are not visible by outward inspection, except for skin and breast tumors. These neoplasms can be detected by inspection and palpation. The high cancer rate in cats is felt to be at least partly related to the feline leukemia virus and the feline immunodeficiency virus. Common sites of involvement are lymph nodes (lymphoma)...
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