General Question  trypaw's avatar  What are signs and symptoms
of diabetes in cats?  Asked by trypaw (327 points ) December
20th, 2012  Hello, let me start by explaining my dog died this
year from diabetes it was too late before I noticed her symptoms
and she was put down to.. I have my cat Spike now and I worry
for him (I have bad anxiety), I mean he eats a lot and is kinda
chubby he is eight years old nurtured male. He urinates normally
and drinks a lot of water, he doesn’t make much bowel movements,
but he seems healthy to me. I just don’t want to re live what
happened to my dog because my cat is my best friend. What are
the chances of him developing diabetes? I had him tested in
probably July or September. Negative. But I see him eat 2x a day
(when I feed him he eats a little then stops, then comes back in
a couple minutes and finishes it until gone, he doesn’t wolf it
down right away) and he pees a lot in his litter-box. He also is
always playing/splashing in his water dish so I can’t tell if
he’s drinki