Some cats may lose their need for insulin treatments (termed «remission»), but even in these cases it is recommended that owners continue to monitor for the recurrence of clinical signs of diabetes and keep
the cat on a low carbohydrate diet.
Not exact matches
Although house
cats have only a limited ability to metabolize
carbohydrates, including starch, they possess a longer intestine than their wild counterparts, presumably to help digest the
lower - quality sustenance they get from trash heaps compared with the all - meat
diet they would be living
on in the wild, according to geneticist Carlos Driscoll of the National Institutes of Health.
Cats thrive on diets that are high in protein, moderate in fat, and incredibly low in carbohydrates; wild cats only eat carbohydrates when they consume the plant matter in their prey's stomachs (and, occasionally, when they chew on grass to settle their upset tummi
Cats thrive
on diets that are high in protein, moderate in fat, and incredibly
low in
carbohydrates; wild
cats only eat carbohydrates when they consume the plant matter in their prey's stomachs (and, occasionally, when they chew on grass to settle their upset tummi
cats only eat
carbohydrates when they consume the plant matter in their prey's stomachs (and, occasionally, when they chew
on grass to settle their upset tummies).
Cats lose weight best by being put
on a high - protein,
low -
carbohydrate diet.
In my experience, diabetic
cats do better
on high protein /
low carbohydrate diets.
In order to prevent your
cat from becoming fat, he recommends exercise, and a «sensible
diet» based
on a
low carbohydrate wet
cat food.
Almost all
cats with the problem do better
on a higher protein, higher fiber,
low carbohydrate diet.
Many
cats will do better
on a high protein,
low carbohydrate diet for weight loss for this reason.
Your veterinarian will put your
cat on a high protein /
low carbohydrate diet and make sure that phosphorus and potassium levels are restored.
In a study of approximately 60
cats conducted by Bennet N., Greco DS, it was found that most
cats did better
on a
low carbohydrate diet.
Research (Bennet N., Greco DS, Peterson ME - Compare the effect of a high fiber vs
low carbohydrate diet on glycemic control in diabetic
cats) showed that while both the canned
diet mentioned above and a high fiber
diet had an effect, the canned
diet with higher levels of protein helped a greater percentage of
cats in the study.
The majority of articles and studies
on diabetic
cat diet point to the
low carbohydrate diet as being the first to try.
We also believe that dogs and
cats fed
on a
diet consisting of
low glycemic ingredients without added starches and
carbohydrates lead longer, healthier lives.
Cats are healthiest and happiest
on a high protein,
low carbohydrate diet.
One easy thing you can do right away is make sure your
cat is
on a high - protein,
low -
carbohydrate diet.
«Dogs and
cats are biologically designed to thrive
on a
diet rich in meat, including organ and bone, and
low in
carbohydrates,» says Sharon Durham, marketing communications manager at Ziwi USA Inc., in Overland Park, Kan. «The inclusion of organ meat is extremely important, as organs provide very high levels of bioavailable nutrients.
Cats need to be
on a
low -
carbohydrate diet.