Sentences with phrase «than female cats»

These findings of lower insulin sensitivities and higher insulin concentrations in male cats may explain why male cats have a greater risk of developing obesity and diabetes than female cats (3).

Similarly, when obese, male cats also tend to have lower insulin sensitivity than female cats.

This condition is more common in male cats than female cats.

This is particularly important to consider if your fuzzy friend is a boy cat, since males are sometimes more susceptible to urinary issues than female cats.

Male cats produce more allergens than female cats.

(ref)[That article even suggests that the preferred dose of some medications might be different in male than female cats] The same periodic blood tests that I suggested when corticosteroids are used are also desirable when a cat receives cyclosporine.

Urethral obstruction Urethral obstruction is one of the most serious cat diseases and occurs mainly in male cats because their urethra is longer and narrower than female cats.

Male cats are more prone to obstruction than female cats.1 When the urethra becomes partially or completely blocked, urine is unable to drain from the bladder, resulting in fluid, electrolyte, and acid — base abnormalities.2 Feline urethral obstruction is a relatively common condition, accounting for up to 10 % of feline cases presented to small animal referral and emergency clinics.3, 4

Neutered male cats are at greater risk than female cats.

There is a rumor that male cats are often a little friendlier than female cats, and that female cats, in general, are more stand - offish.

In addition, male cats are more likely than female cats to engage in aggressive behavior that may result in bite wound - induced abscesses.

Whilst the males are generally larger than the female cats, the average weight of these darling bobtail cats is around 3.0 - 9.0 kg (7.0 - 19.8 lbs)

Male cats gained more weight (54 vs. 39 % body weight) and were significantly heavier after weight gain than female cats (7.26 vs. 5.69 kg), although their initial body weights were not significantly different (4.78 vs. 4.12 kg)(27).

... that male cats tend to suffer from Cat Diabetes more often than female cats, and obesity also increases an animal's risk of developing this disease?

The condition is far more common in male than female cats because their urethras are more narrow.

Male cats, particularly unaltered ones, produce more allergens than female cats.

Male cats have a greater risk for developing diabetes than female cats (3,13,32).

That article even suggests that the preferred dose of some medications might be different in male than female cats

Researchers also noted that male cats tend to be left - pawed more than female cats, and 1/3 of cats in the study didn't have a preference.

An adult can weigh in the region of eight to ten pounds depending on the breed, male cats are likely to weigh more than female cats.