Expert opinion
Richard W. Nelson, DVM, DACVIM
University of California, Davis
About Dr. Nelson
Dr. Nelson received his DVM degree from the University of Minnesota in 1979, completed a small animal internship at Washington State University in 1980, and a small animal medicine residency at the University of California, Davis in 1982. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Dr. Nelson was a professor of small animal medicine at Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine from 1982 to 1989. In 1989, Dr. Nelson joined the faculty at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, where he is currently professor of small animal medicine and Director of Small Animal Clinical Services in the VMTH. Dr. Nelson's area of expertise lies in the arena of small animal endocrinology. Dr. Nelson's research is clinically based with a focus on diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, and diseases of the adrenal gland in dogs and cats. He has authored numerous research manuscripts and book chapters, and has co-authored two textbooks, Canine and Feline Endocrinology and Reproduction with Dr. Edward Feldman and Small Animal Internal Medicine with Dr. Guillermo Couto. He has lectured extensively nationally and internationally.
Click here to download the article "Field Safety and Efficacy of Protamine Zinc Recombinant Human Insulin for Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus in Cats" by R.W. Nelson, K. Henley, C. Cole, and the PZIR Clinical Study Group, published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2009;23:787-793.
"The consistent action of a protamine zinc insulin combined with human recombinant technology makes PROZINC an ideal solution for the challenging task of establishing and maintaining good glycemic control in diabetic cats."
--Dr. Richard Nelson
Gary D. Norsworthy, DVM, DABVP (Feline)
Mississippi State University
About Dr. Norsworthy
Dr. Gary D. Norsworthy has been in private practice for 37 years, 25 in small animal practice and 12 in feline practice. He is the owner of Alamo Feline Health Center in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to practice, he lectures frequently on feline diseases and is the editor and major author of four feline textbooks, the most recent being The Feline Patient, 3rd edition, which is being or has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Korean. His practice hosts externs from veterinary schools across North America. He is a charter Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in the Feline Practice Category and an Adjunct Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University. He was chosen for the 2009 Practitioner of the Year Award in the Medical Specialist category by the Texas VMA.
Click here to download the article "Preliminary Study of Protamine Zinc Recombinant Insulin for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus in Cats" by G.D. Norsworthy, R. Lynn, and C. Cole, published in Veterinary Therapeutics 2009;10(1-2):24-28.
"With its reliability and long duration of action, PROZINC insulin should soon become the preferred treatment for managing feline diabetes."
--Dr. Gary Norsworthy