What are the causes of polyuria/polydipsia in cats?
• Diabetes mellitus • Chronic renal failure • Hyperthyroidism • Pyometra • Liver disease • Cushings disease (hyperadrenocorticism) • Diabetes insipidus • Hypercalcemia (high blood calcium concentration) • Acromegaly (excess of growth hormone in an adult cat, most often caused by a growth hormone secreting pituitary tumour) • Hypokalemia (abnormally low potassium concentration in the blood) • Psychogenic polydipsia • Some drugs can cause polyuria/polydipsia