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A case of central diabetes insipidus in the cat: diagnosis and treatment
Author(s) -
BURNIE A. G.,
DUNN J. K.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1982.tb01663.x
Subject(s) - medicine , polyuria , diabetes insipidus , polydipsia , desmopressin , chlorothiazide , urine specific gravity , urine osmolality , endocrinology , pediatrics , diabetes mellitus , urine , diuretic
A case of diabetes insipidus is described in a two‐year‐old entire male short‐haired domestic cat. The clinical signs included a marked polyuria associated with secondary polydipsia and a urine specific gravity of 1–005. Diagnosis was confirmed by water deprivation test and response to desmopressin. Treatment with chlorothiazide diuretics is also described.