My cat has feline diabetes and takes insulin 2 times a day every 12 hrs. She also has to eat food for diabetic cats. My vet gave me Purina DM but she won't eat it. Is there anything else I could try?
Thanx
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All the information you obtain here, including the above, should be used only as INFORMATION to take with you when you discuss alternative foods with your vet.Originally Posted by optionken
Hi
You do not need or want to feed prescription foods as they hold no value over commercially available foods and ae poor in quality. Lower carbs can reduce insulin needs and most likely, your cat got diabetes from eating dry in the first place. For that money, you can get canned wellness and feed top quality food.
Ae you hometesting? it is the only way to know if it is safe to give insulin as well as giving the info needed to treat this disease correctly. I can teach you how. You would not give insulin to a child without testing why would you to your cat?
Be wary of yourdiabetic cat.com
Although this is a very smart vet that started the board, the protocol prescribed on this board is not published, Not run by dvms and can be dangerous. Other opinions on that board are not tolerated so all voices speak as one.
Not all vets are up-to-date on nutrition, but if you have a decent vet they are willing to talk to you and the more information you have when you talk to them, the more seriously they will take your discussion.Originally Posted by Daisy5
WOW! Thanx! Sure am glad u set me straight about this.This is all new to me and I don't mind saying I am getting very confused here.
Wet food has been proved to be the healthiest diet for any cat.Originally Posted by Daisy5
I take Kiki to her vet tomorrow, so I will surely discuss with her what I have learned about nutrition for Diabetic cats.
Tell me, is it true that giving a cat exclusively wet food will cause it to have bad teeth and gums? If so, what do I do? Mix wet and dry?
I respectfully disagree. The protocol is not dangerous if understood and applied properly. But taking full control of the treatment of a diabetic cat is a whole nuther topic and not something I meant to be suggesting.Originally Posted by optionken
Be wary of yourdiabetic cat.com
Although this is a very smart vet that started the board, the protocol prescribed on this board is not published, Not run by dvms and can be dangerous.
You bet I'll come straight here after the vet visit. I got to go now, but thanx for all the infoOriginally Posted by Yosemite
Wet food has been proved to be the healthiest diet for any cat.
As to dry food - cats do not chew, i.e., their jaws do not move from side to side, only up and down. Unless the chunks of dry food are large, most cats don't even chew them anyway, they just swallow. Even with the larger foods, think about it - they break the piece with the tip of the tooth and swallow. The dry food isn't going anywhere near the root of the tooth where the tartar builds up. I compare it to us humans eating a dry cracker of a tablespoon of beef stew - which would leave the most residue on our teeth? The dry cracker of course!
The food you and your vet decide is best for your diabetic cat will need to have the required ingredients/lack of ingredients that is healthiest for the kitty. Let us know after you talk to your vet what the outcome was.
Always be prepared though - there are some vets that resent their clients asking questions and having information they themselves do not have. If you have the bad luck to have one of these vets, look for a new vet where you will be comfortable discussing these issues with him/her and who will be comfortable discussing them with you.