tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407531601642815094.post8250249042931941995..comments2024-03-02T02:10:32.227-05:00Comments on Animal Endocrine Clinic: What is Diabetes Insipidus?Dr. Mark E. Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10804290441832222507noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407531601642815094.post-4798770039007188332015-09-21T16:48:32.398-04:002015-09-21T16:48:32.398-04:00Sure, but we wouldn't see signs until the USG ...Sure, but we wouldn't see signs until the USG became much lower.Dr. Mark E. Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804290441832222507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407531601642815094.post-15782829509128169252015-09-21T16:06:35.895-04:002015-09-21T16:06:35.895-04:00Thanks for responding! Would DI not develop progre...Thanks for responding! Would DI not develop progressively? Like first the USG is 1038, then 1020, then lower and lower? My other cat was diagnosed with partial DI at a USG of 1013, using a desmopressin trial. I just don't want the same thing to happen all over again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407531601642815094.post-13417758058299881832015-09-18T18:43:35.739-04:002015-09-18T18:43:35.739-04:00It is not possible to have DI with a USG of 1.038....It is not possible to have DI with a USG of 1.038. So this cat definitely does NOT have DI.Dr. Mark E. Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804290441832222507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407531601642815094.post-73846159825451365182015-09-17T11:27:33.791-04:002015-09-17T11:27:33.791-04:00Dr. Peterson,
I had a cat with partial diabetes in...Dr. Peterson,<br />I had a cat with partial diabetes insipidus, which I know is very rare in cats. We lost him recently to cancer (carcinomatosis in his abdomen). Now my other cat is starting to urinate larger volumes. She has always had a USG around 1050 and now it's at 1038. She has no evidence of kidney disease or diabetes mellitus on her most recent bloodwork or urinalyses, and is 8.5 year old. She is not genetically related to my cat who had DI (adopted in a totally different state from a different rescue). I am extremely concerned that there's something in our house that are cats are/were being exposed to, and that we are also being exposed to... What are the known risk factors for DI? Can it be caused by toxoplasmosis? Isn't DI so rare that having two unrelated cats get it in the same household a sentinel event? They even ate different foods- so that can't be it either. I am sooo worried I am ready to sell the house and move. Please let me know what you think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com