Smoke began showing the signs of feline diabetes mellitus in early May 2006, although I didn't know what I was looking at or connecting the symptoms. It began when she wouldn't play very frequently; however, she would come upstairs to the "cat" room to be near Santana and I when Santana wanted to play "pounce on the cat charmer" and "chase Da Bird". Shortly after that, I saw her drinking water more frequently. Unfortunately, I was home more often than I used to be so I thought I was just "catching her in the act" regularly. More at this url