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Hi, Dr. Joe
Sorry to hear about your cat. I've noticed my male cat [neutered] eats often and I've been afraid that free-feeding might not be such a good idea. Just was wondering if Sunny was also free fed?
And also, how about a picture...he sounds like a great looking cat!
Best of luck with your pal.
Hi Dr Prendergast. My cat was also diagnosed with diabetes years ago. I find it funny that the vet said that cats can't taste sweets because my cat loved sweets. He would eat raisins and coconut over cat food. He was diagnosed with diabetes. It was an awful ordeal for us. He did not like up pricking him with a needle every day. After $3000 in vet bills 2 weeks later he walked out the door never to return. I am sad you cat has diabetes. I hope you keep us posted with him.
I am so sorry kitty has been diagnosed with diabetes. My cat was too. He really liked sweets and chose to eat raisins,corn and coconut over cat food. After $3000 vet bill and 2 weeks later he walked out the door never to return. I don't think he wanted to be poked and shot anymore. We never saw him again. Please keep us posted about your kitty.
Dr. Joe - as a retired veterinarian, I'm not up on the very latest advances in treating feline diabetes. However - there are dietary options for cats (who are obligate carnivores). Higher protein and fat and eliminate or severely reduce the carbohydrates, especially grains - for a start. If you are giving insulin BID, you may be advised to feed measured quantities of food BID. There are blood tests to measure the longer term control. Cats in general do not do well with in-clinic fssting blood glucose curves due to stress and refusal to eat when stressed. Cats can be a real challenge to treat. Sometimes you can monitor their urine glucose and get fairly consistent control. Good luck to you and Sunny - and often weight loss in a cat will do as much for control as weight loss in a Type 2 diabetic human. -DrDonna
I am so sorry to hear that your kitty has diabetes. Like you said any loved one in our lives that is effected by this or any other disease is very distressing. I will pray for all of you to keep up the emotional strength to deal with this situation.
Best to you,
Lisa Alden
I'm so sorry to hear about Sunny. If anyone can figure out how best to handle her diabetes, it's you!
So sorry Dr. Joe. I am confident your kitty will get the best of care from you and your vet.
We have had 2 diabetic cats, and we are appalled at the treatment plans recommended by most vets. If humans treated their diabetes the same way, they would lead very short lives.
When Tokka was diagnosed with diabetes, the vet said we could expect him to live about a year. We embarked on our own protocol, and Tokka lived almost 5 very happy years. What did we do? The same things humans do: we tested his blood at home! It is relatively easy to do through the paw. Tokka did not like it much, but he got used to it when he realized he would get a treat afterwards. We did not do it every day,as humans should, but at least weekly or if he acted strange. If it seemed out of line, we would test it again the next day or later that day. And we adjusted his insulin dosage in response to the numbers, if the test showed high or low. We learned there were seasonal patterns; for example, his insulin requirements went down in the spring. If he had hypoglycemia, evidenced by staggering, etc., we gave him a mouthful of syrup from a syringe. This saved us money by not running to the vet so often and also gave us better results, because, as every diabetic knows, the blood sugar can go up a lot if you are stressed, like if your people take you to the vet.
Our second cat was FAT, so in addition to the above we put him on a diet. After he lost weight we were able to stop his insulin completely. Unfortunately, we could never get him to run on the treadmill! :>)
We have helped several friends whose cats were diagnosed, but vets still give clients the same old-fashioned advice that involves monthly vet trips, etc. Our own vet was impressed, though, and recommended home testing to his clients.
We hope our experience will help you & other pet-lovers, but it isn't bad advice for humans with diabetes either!
Hi Dr. Joe,
What a surprise! I also have two wonderful Maine Coons. One is 20 years old and the little girl is six years old. There are the most wonderful creatures I have ever had.
I hope Sunny is doing better in your wonderful hands. I suppose high protein and low carbs will help a lot in his diet. Give him a kiss for me.
From San Diego,
Phyllis bourne
PlanetVet - Thank you for the comments. The disease does not appear to have changed that much.
Phyllis Bourne - Thank you so much for your comment. Sunny is much better but the glucose is still high. It is funny that he doesn’t seem to mind the injections.
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