Your Fat Pet Have Diabetes?

Humans are not the only ones at risk...good reading if you are a pet owner...BD

A new obesity epidemic is rising, and it's not in children or adults -- the epidemic is striking animal companions. Obese and overweight pets are at greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. In a country where 50 percent of adults are overweight, and one in five is considered obese, the nation's pets are also at risk.

"Fifty-seven percent of American pets are overweight or obese, and they are at serious risk."

As with humans, pets can develop warning signs when they are on the path to developing diabetes. Excessive water drinking and urination are two red-flag signs, as well as pets that develop a bony appearance even though they have a huge appetite.