Pzi Insulin is Often Effective Treatment for Diabetic Cats
Diabetes is not a medical condition that only affects humans, even dogs, cats and other animals can develop the disease. Just like a person, an animal that has this high blood sugar disease needs to receive the proper treatment for it so the illness can be effectively managed. Unfortunately, the type of insulin (hormone that is vital for metabolizing glucose) medication that people are provided does not always successfully treat animals. That said, various types of veterinary insulins, known as PZI insulin, have been created, which have proven to be effective for animals, particularly felines.
Protamine Zinc Insulin (PZI) helps regulate the natural release of insulin in a cat’s body. It is very similar to the medication that humans use, but PZI insulin tends to either be a combination of pork/beef insulin or a beef-derived insulin and is closer in molecular structure to a cat’s or dog’s own insulin.
This medication is not available at regular human pharmacies, but can be found at a compounding pharmacy. It comes in different dosages and the lower the dosage the less of the hormone ingredient is in the medicine. The type of PZI insulin that should be obtained depends on what type of formula the cat responds to best. Regular veterinarian monitoring and testing will help make this determination.
