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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.08.035 Byline: L.I. Slingerland (a), V.V. Fazilova (a), E.A. Plantinga (b), H.S. Kooistra (a), A.C. Beynen (b) Keywords: Physical activity; Diet; Exercise; Obesity; Insulin resistance; Cats Abstract: With domestication and urbanisation, cats have transformed from being hunting animals that eat protein-rich prey into more sedentary animals that eat a carbohydrate-rich diet. It was hypothesised that a high intake of dry cat food and a lack of physical activity may play a role in the development of feline type 2 diabetes mellitus. Information on dietary history and physical activity of 96 cats with diabetes mellitus and 192 matched controls was collected retrospectively, using a telephone questionnaire. Conditional logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the association between questionnaire-derived variables and the development of diabetes mellitus. The energy percentage of dry food in the diet was not significantly correlated with the development of diabetes mellitus (P =0.29), whereas both indoor confinement (P =0.002) and low physical activity (P =0.004) were. The results indicated that the proportion of dry food in a cat's diet may not be an independent risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, whereas physical inactivity and indoor confinement are. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80154, NL-3508 TD, Utrecht, The Netherlands (b) Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80152, NL-3508 TD, Utrecht, The Netherlands Article History: Accepted 30 August 2007