A Healthy Diet - The Most Important Aspect Of Caring For A Diabetic Cat
There are a wide variety of cat foods made especially for cat with diabetes on the market. Most of them are sold through your local veterinary, while some of the more uncommon ones may need to be pre-ordered before hand. Feeding is a very important aspect of caring for cats with diabetes, cat owners are advised to consult their veterinary for advices and ask them to keep a record of what you are feeding as careful diet record including insulin treatment, and exercise regime are useful in your diabetic cat health management.
With the advancement research of animal health, there are many proprietary cat food type and brands suitable for diabetic cats. Some of the common diabetic cat food type includes weight-loss, low carbohydrate, and high protein diets. While some of these commercial diabetic cat foods are widely available, some of them have been reported by owners and veterinary to cause urinary problems for cats.
Therefore, it s always safer to seek your veterinary advice on what food to feed your cat.
Listed below is an introduction to some of the more popular diabetic cat food available in the market:
- Brand Wellness offers a wide variety of quality cat food that is known for not relying on fillers and bulk.
- Purina diabetic cat food offers a range of gourmet options. They choose to provide the link between obesity and high carbohydrate diet. One of their latest product is Fancy Feast. It contains very little in fillers and non-fish and meat ingredients.
- Lams and Eukanuba offer high quality, animal protein-rich and calorie-light kibbled diets helpful in reducing obesity. Using only healthy ingredients like vegetables and premium meat.
- Hill's Science Diet manufacture both kibbled and canned food, and has a low calorie, high fiber option as an aid to weight management. Their range of products is popular for catering to all cat ages.
- Royal Canin (formerly Waltham) manufactures a range of kibbled food, and their Fit range diet is useful for cats with diabetes.
One of the best ways to feed a cat with diabetes recommended by most veterinary and animal diet specialists is the homemade diet as it will be able to cater best to your cat s specific needs best and is consider far better than most commercial cat food. If you are preparing your own homemade natural and balance food, make sure you seek your veterinary advice on how to prepare the healthiest food that your cat might need.
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How do I play God and let go after 17 yrs with my loving Cat? Even tho I owe it to him to not let him suffer? (Answers: 33) (Comments: 1)
My precious kitty is now 17yrs old and not doing well at all. He is a diabetic and I give him 2 shots per day to keep it under control. He eats diabetic cat food only. He has done pretty well until he began getting dehydrated on a regular basis. I began giving him IV fludids at home to resolve that. Then he began losing a lot of weight and his litter box was full of gooey urine. I took him in to the vet again. After a urine test he said his kidneys are failing and due to that his body is not taking in the nutrients he needs. He is urinating out protein. When that happens the vet told me it means his body attacks the mussels. That is why he is losing lots of weight. He is only 61/2 pounds now. It feels like I am petting all bones.He is so hollow. He was once 17pounds. I keep telling myself he is happy. But since yesterday I realize I may not be seeing the forest for the trees. He is barely eating. He hides in a closet most of the time. The vet says it's time to be kind to him and end it
He is clearly unhappy and feels horrible. I got him when he was 6wks. This is so hard but I am feeling like I need to do what is best for him now. He will never get better and natures course is and will be painful and could drag on. He is not even eating enough that is necessary for his insulin and hates the IV needles that keeps him hydrated. They hurt because he has become so thin. How do I do this and not feel guilty or second guess the choice? I have cried so much over what to do. I welcome any help and suggestions in getting thru this and doing what will be in his best interest.
Thank you all so very much for your very touching and kind words. It meant so much to me. I know what I need to do and am going to do it by Saturday. I would have never intentionally let my baby suffer. I thought I was doing the right thing each time I did things to help him like the IV fluids. I now see it was just another extreme measure to keep him alive. I was so close to the situation I did not see how he had deteriorated. I will help my best friend obtain peace until we are together again. His brother passed on last year and I know he is waiting for him with open paws. Again, thank all you wonderful people for taking the time to share your very kind words and sentiments. You truly helped me to see the situation more clearly as I read your words thru my tears. It was only then that I saw clearly what I need to do and got the strength to do it. God bless you all!
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Cat diagnosed w/ diabetes; euthanize or treat? (Answers: 6) (Comments: 0)
At first I was probably 50-50. I did some research on-line, and then I was thinking of treatment. I thought about it more over-night .. and I'm now leaning towards euthanizing her. My cat is 12 to 13 years old, and she's been over-weight most of the time I've had her (adopted her from a shelter). I think I got her at 12 lbs., and she's fluctuated between 13 and 14 while I've had her.
What I recently learned / thought of: 1) I didn't realize the effort (and $s) involved in having a "sugar curve" performed until I realized what the procedure was; and 2) I like to travel (7 days at a time), and travel to the next state on weekends to visit my immediate family. NEITHER of these lends themselves to having a diabetic cat - which would need twice-daily insulin injections...
She "just" started urinating heavily around 7/10. I'm currently considering getting diabetic cat food, and keeping a close eye on her. If I see her condition start to debilitate - then I'll quickly schedule the sleeping shot.
Thoughts???
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My Cat just froze.....what's happening? (Answers: 6) (Comments: 0)
I was playing with my cat last night and rubbing her stomach, she was playing back with me and moving around and stuff. All of a sudden she just stopped moving. Her eyes went still, everything stopped, but she was still breathing. I told mom because I was worried something was really wrong, and she said I shouldn't worry about it. But I am. She was just into the vet yesterday and diagnosed with diabetes. I'm in the process of begging my dad to pay for her treatment, at the moment the only treatment she's getting is precription diabetic cat food. And I'm even trying to get a job to pay the huge initial cost of starting her up on insulin and everything she needs to be cared for. I'm still trying to get dad to pay it and then let me pay him back though. Mom said whatever happened has nothing to do with her diabetes. The doctor said her kidneys look great from her test. So it's not like her body is badly worn right now. But what happened? I nudged her even and she still didn't snap out of it. I waited a little while watching then tapped the floor and she sorta snapped out of it. Her eyes were wide open....What happened to my cat?
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