These results suggest that PROZINC should be administered twice daily in
most diabetic cats to maintain glycemic control.7
Insulin injections are needed to treat
most diabetic cats but for some cats, the situation is mild enough for oral medication to suffice.
In a clinical study,
most diabetic cats treated with PROZINC showed improvement in excessive thirst (76 %) and excessive urination (74 %) within just 45 days.1 And about half of the cats in this study improved within seven days.2
Most diabetic cats have type 2 diabetes, but there is no evidence that Type 2 diabetes occurs in dogs.
Most diabetic cats require insulin injections administered under their skin twice daily.
However,
most diabetic cats can be stabilized on a carefully controlled program using their normal diet.
Not exact matches
Timmy needed to undergo glucose curve testing (the
most effective way to monitor and adjust insulin therapy in
diabetic cats).
The
most common reason
diabetic cats are brought to my animal hospital is because of owner concern that the
cat has begun to urinate too frequently and drink too much water (polyuria & polydipsia).
Most cats with Cushings disease are insulin resistant
diabetics, meaning that they respond poorly to insulin.
One of the
most interesting recent developments is that
diabetic cats respond quite well to dietary management and there are new commercial diets developed to help.
Although glipizide works for some
diabetic cats,
most require insulin injections to successfully control their disease.
Most cats that I see as a new
diabetic are on a diet high in high - glycemic index carbohydrates, not just grains.
Other safe between - meal
diabetic dog treats include green beans — raw, cooked, canned, or frozen — or fresh, crunchy snap peas or carrot sticks; sardines or tuna packed in water; small amounts of canned pumpkin (plain, not the pie mix); freeze - dried liver; dried salmon; hard - boiled eggs; cheese (be careful of too much fat); bully sticks; dried beef tendons; chicken feet; and
most low - carb treats formulated for dogs or
cats.
Most canned
cat foods meet the requirements for a
diabetic feline diet.
However, this is not the safest and
most physiologically sound way to manage a
diabetic patient so I urge all
diabetic cat caregivers to strongly consider home testing.
Most studies support a low calorie, low carbohydrate and high protein
diabetic cat diet over a high fiber alternative.
Diabetes is one of the
most common feline endocrine diseases and, while we do not know all of the causes of this complex disease, we do know that many
diabetic cats cease needing insulin or have their insulin needs significantly decrease once their dietary carbohydrate level is lowered to a more species - appropriate level than that found in many commercial foods — especially dry kibble.
The
most common clinical sign seen in
diabetic cats is an increase in water consumption and urination.
While your vet may recommend this, as your
cat is «no longer a
diabetic» your feline will
most likely revert back to a
diabetic state if she starts consuming ANY carbohydrates again.
Most cats will eventually require insulin injections as well; however,
cats may experience transient diabetes, where they require insulin for a period of time and suddenly reverse their
diabetic status.
There are many
cat food brands that claim to be designed for
cats with
diabetic problems, but which one will be the
most beneficial for your
cat?
Lantus has proved very effective for
diabetic cats and is available at
most regular drugstores.It comes in both a vial to be used with syringes or in an injection pen form.
As someone involved in
cat rescue for over 20 years, I can honestly say that an increasing number of people in the community have found a decent quality canned food or homemade diet to be equal to (or in
most cases far better than) an overpriced, highly artificial prescription dry food diet for both
diabetic and CRF
cats, and the
cats fed these better diets tend to be happier and have better quality life.