Abstract
To assess the potential of an intravenous calcium-stimulation test (CST) as an indicator of insulin secretion in cats, indices calculated from CST results were compared with indices of insulin secretion derived from an intravenous glucose tolerance test (ivGTT) and hyperglycaemic glucose clamp (HGC) in 11 healthy, normal glucose tolerant, conscious cats. Intravenous administration of 2.5 mg/kg Ca 2+ resulted in a significant increase in plasma free Ca 2+ ( P < 0.001) and plasma insulin ( P = 0.047) concentrations but did not affect the plasma glucose concentration. The indices of insulin secretion based on the CST did not correlate significantly with corresponding indices based on the ivGTT and HGC. In conclusion, the CST is not a useful test for assessing insulin secretion in cats. Other indices of insulin secretion, such as fasting insulin concentrations and the homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function (HOMA-B), are easier to obtain and correlate better with indices of insulin secretion derived from the HGC, the gold standard technique for assessing insulin secretion.
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