Incidences of steroid-induced diabetes mellitus and congestive heart failure in cats given non-immunosuppressive doses of methylprednisolone acetate: 1042 cats.

Objective: Corticosteroids are indicated to treat many feline diseases. However, side effects are a limiting factor in their use. The most concerning side effects are steroid-induced diabetes mellitus (SI-DM) and steroid-induced congestive heart failure (SI-CHF).