Can horses have diabetes?

[Tiarella]

Just a random question

 

[HumBugsey]

Yep, I'm pretty sure they can anyway, dogs can.

 

[Coffee_Bean]

Ahh yay you took my suggestion

 

[Tiarella]

lmaooo yes I did

I love it, although its hard to get used to haha

 

[Nailed]

Yes of course they can. they have islets of langerhans they have insulin, they have sugar intake.

Lou x

 

[MontyandZoom]

I'm pretty sure that they can but it is quite rare. As far as I'm aware it can sometimes go hand in hand with Cushing's, but the two are difficult to distinguish symptomatically. I'm no expert though so could be completely wrong!

 

[fatpiggy]

There was a foal born somewhere in the USA this year who is thought to be the world's first truely diabetic horse. The owners were determined to do everything possible to try to help him, but I've not heard the outcome. Can't see it could possibly survive though in all honesty.

 

[only_me]

Yes, but most people think it is diabetes when in fact it is more usually recurring kidney infections

 

[Donkeymad]

Yes, they can, and it is should not be overly difficult to take care of, requiring routine in every way, although blips will obviously occur.