寵物如貓狗患上糖尿病的成因跟人類相似,主要是因癡肥、缺少運動或者餐單內太多碳水化合物所致。如貓狗患有糖尿病,會表現出很口渴,排尿亦見繁多。另外,食量多但體重卻減輕亦是症狀之一。
資料來源︰Delicano Rachel Ann, Hammar Ulf, Egenvall Agneta, Westgarth Carri, Mubanga Mwenya, Byberg Liisa et al. “The shared risk of diabetes between dog and cat owners and their pets: register based cohort study “,BMJ 10Dec 2020
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