Nala has now been trained to take an insulin injection every day
A giant anteater has been the first reported case of its kind after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
A glucose monitor is being used to ensure she gets the right dose, and keepers have trained her to have daily insulin injections. Dr Mota said: “Keepers first discovered something was wrong when Nala was losing weight despite eating the same amount, or sometimes even more than usual. We carried out a full health check under general anaesthetic, running lots of tests, and found that Nala has type 1 diabetes.”While the condition is known to occur in domestic cats and dogs and in tamandua – a type of anteater – in the wild, no other cases have been reported in giant anteaters.
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