Sentences with phrase «managed diabetic cats»

Fortunately, properly managed diabetic cats live long happy lives, with some doing so well that their insulin injections can be stopped.

Managing your diabetic cat takes time, effort and commitment from his owner.

This in turn decreases the costs associated with managing a diabetic cat.

Nonetheless, successfully managing a diabetic cat requires much dedication and communication between you and your veterinarian.

With regard to using urine sugar (glucose) levels to manage a diabetic cat, I must stress that this is very far from optimal.

Trying to manage a diabetic cat without home testing is a bit like driving a car with a paper bag over your head.

Urine glucose testing is a very crude way to manage a diabetic cat but if home testing as described above is not possible, then urine glucose testing is better than no monitoring at all.

Not exact matches

Others respond well to carbohydrate - restricted diets although diabetic cats have been successfully managed with both types of diets; some cats respond better to high - fibre diets and others to low - carbohydrate diets

But I can tell you that we see lots of diabetic cats that are older that are managed for many years and they can get into their late teens.

Some diabetic cats can be managed with dietary changes and oral medication, but like dogs, the majority of diabetic cats need to receive insulin to maintain adequate regulation.

This website can provide information about diabetes mellitus in dogs and cats, information on managing diabetic pets, personal stories from owners of diabetic pets, and links to other Internet resources.

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.

While you may feel confident in your ability to care for your diabetic cat, visiting your veterinarian regularly will help you to successfully manage this condition over time.

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