RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS OF THE 28th ECVIM-CA CONGRESS

Feline diabetes mellitus is related with several clinic‐pathological alterations, especially in cats with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Electrolyte unbalances are frequent, mainly hypokalemia; however, the role of hypokalemia in non‐DKA diabetic cats at diagnosis is unknown. The aims of this study were to calculate the prevalence of hypokalemia in non–DKA cats diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM) and to evaluate the relation between potassium plasma blood level (PBL) and clinical parameters at first visit. Adequate dosage of oral potassium supplementation in hypokalemic cats to return to normal reference range (NRR) was also evaluated.