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Hypersomatotropism and insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus in a cat
S A Morrison1, J Randolph, C D Lothrop
1Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
In this report, we described the clinical, radiographic, and echocardiographic findings in a cat with hypersomatotropism and insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus. Growth hormone determinations were made because of persistent hyperglycemia despite insulin requirements exceeding 2.2 U/kg of body weight, and the acromegalic features of the cat. Also, the results of a therapeutic trial in which a long-acting analogue of somatostatin was used are discussed.