Caring for your diabetic cat obesity care of obese cats the special needs of the senior cat hyperthyroidism vomiting diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the body cannot properly produce or respond to the hormone insulin.
Diabetic cat care.
Dealing with diabetes in cats isn t as scary as it seems.
This results in elevated levels of the sugar glucose which is the main source of energy for the body.
Tr has brought 1000 s of diabetic cats back to far better health and 100 s of those cats into diet controlled diabetic remission where they are otj off the juice.
With appropriate care and treatment cats with dm can live a long healthy life although they will require frequent trips to the veterinarian to regulate the blood sugar.
Some of the best brands for high protein cat food are purina hills and royal canin.
It s no big deal he says.
The thought of giving daily injections probably sounds scary but the good news is that diabetes is a very manageable disease in cats.
Thanks to regular doses of insulin and a special diet the gray tabby started acting more like their old self.
How realistic is it for me to assume at home care for him.
No diabetes is not a death sentence for your cat.
Having a diabetic cat is also a big commitment as it requires dedicated pet parents who can give twice a day injections of insulin especially when you go on vacation.
My cat has been diagnosed as diabetic.
By petful veterinary team jul 11 2012 may 19 2020.
6 tips for dealing with diabetes in cats.
Established in 2009 diabetic cat care is a place to learn and practice a leading edge treatment protocol called tight regulation tr developed by dr.
Like the human body the cells in a cat.
Giving him insulin is like brushing your teeth.
The good and the bad of diabetes care.
One writer who parents a diabetic cat has six simple tips for dealing with feline diabetes.
To care for your diabetic cat you ll need to feed it a high protein low carbohydrate diet since this will help its body reduce the amount of excess glucose it produces.
If your cat needs insulin injections you should administer these with a snack around.
In reality a diagnosis of feline diabetes is not a death sentence and caring for a cat with the disease is far easier than frostig had envisioned.