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Shenandoah
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From what I've seen and read, I believe that's true (I don't have data to support that belief). I can think of a variety of reasons why this might be the case, both medically and environmentally, but for whatever reason, that seems to be true.
However, the key word there is "most." Your cat is an individual, not a statistic, and can potentially go into remission at any point.
However, the key word there is "most." Your cat is an individual, not a statistic, and can potentially go into remission at any point.
Nan & Amber (GA)
Member Since 2016
Yeah, I think that's too pessimistic. My cat took about 5 months, and she had a relatively smooth ride through FD. There are lots of cats on this site that were on insulin for a lot longer than that-- years, even-- and ended up going into remission. The key is to get them (safely) down into the dark green numbers for as long as possible-- that will give the pancreas the best chance to do some healing!
Shenandoah
Member Since 2015
Yeah, that's one of the environmental factors I think might be behind the statistics.
When you look at the population as a whole, most people who have been treating their cat in one way for a few months will just continue treating their cat in that way. So by the numbers, cats that have been diabetic for a long time aren't likely to go into remission. But IF their owner makes a significant change, I would be willing to bet the percentages go up for those cats.
Squeaky and KT (GA)
Member Since 2011
That's bs....just do a search here using titles OTJ posted by anyone. You'll find many that took literally up to 5 years! They don't even understand WHY a cat's pancreas heals, how can they tell when?
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