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    dry food only?

    i was feeding my cat high quality dry foods (orijens, wellness, max cat and chicken soup) and because of this my cat got diabetes.  I will only feed wet food to my cats for the rest of their lives.  Cats need protein, not carbs!!!!!!
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    Insulin Question..I only gave Goofy 1 unit

    do you home test to know what his blood glucose levels are? Either way I wouldn't worry about it, shouldn't affect him at all.
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    Cat refuses to eat, vet says nothing is wrong with him

    Did your vet do blood work and check liver enzymes? Just a few dayf off of food can cause liver damage and a condition called hepatic lipidosis (this happened to my cat) The only cure is getting food into them so syringe feed if you can. People have already reccomended hills a/d. Baby food...
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    New to Diabetes

    Thank you all for the advice and sharing your experiences. Totally makes me feel better. We thought about trying Glipizide, but like everything I want in Canada it is currently unavailable in my area. I'm hell bent on getting PZI because I really really want to try first and foremost to get...
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    New to Diabetes

    new plan of attack: the vet wants to make sure he isn't fluctuating a lot during the day since I've changed his diet so now that he is off caninsulin i'm going to do a curve just based on food. Assuming there aren't any large swings throughout the day (I doubt there will be) I found a place...
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    New to Diabetes

    Spoke with my vet today. She actually took the fact that I did all the testing at home very well and agree's Cello needs a different insulin! I'm hoping she'll give my hypurin which I think is the most similar to PROZINC that we can get in Canada. At least it's a start.... she seems more...
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    New to Diabetes

    ya i'm trying, I've contacted 2 of my old vets from when I was growing up (they know me really well and usually are willing to help) They both said PZI is what they used to use on diabetic cats but it's not available in Canada anymore, although I think there is something similar under the name...
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    New to Diabetes

    I am supposed to only shoot once a day until he goes back to the vets (clearly not enough!). I want to shoot again overnight but I'll wait until tomorrow and hopefully I can talk to the vet and tell them what is going on. I really want their help but am afraid I won't get it. According to the...
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    New to Diabetes

    Here is his curve for the day, I will test again once more tonight before bed.... Time...........Glucose level.....insulin 7:30am......21.2 (378)......1 U Caninsulin 9:30am......11.8 (212)...... +2 11:30am......2.1 (37.8)..... +4 1:30 pm...... 16.4 (295)..... +6 4:00 pm...... 18.2 (327)...
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    New to Diabetes

    Yeah maybe, it seems like such a sharp drop! Trying to stay calm though, he is acting totally normal. testing again in 20 minutes, hopefully he won't still be low..... EDIT: tested again at 1:30pm Back up to 16.4 Don't think I'm going to have a very good relationship with caninsulin
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    New to Diabetes

    First day curving Cello Time...........Glucose level.....note 7:30am......21.2 (378)......1 U Caninsulin 9:30am......11.8 (212) 11:30am......2.1 (37.8)......Trying to stay calm, he is acting normal, eating and is on the right diet.........
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    New to Diabetes

    Did my first successful glucose test! Only took two tries and he was very good about it. Unfortunately he is very high. 23.2 So going to do my first curve tomorrow. Wish us luck!
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    New to Diabetes

    I agree completely he should be on the best food, especially since this food change hasn't been great for his skin and breath (was always on very high quality dry food..... which turns out caused this diabetes) so I will do some research to figure out better food, with comparable protein/carb...
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    New to Diabetes

    yes, i have printed out a list of the very low carb ones and DM is only 8% i believe and these foods are helping
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    New to Diabetes

    yes, he is on those other foods. I will def. look into these ones you suggested. It seemed like most people had their diabetic cats on fancy feast. His skin is already not looking so hot from being on it though and I was hoping to find some good alternatives...... Are those foods as high in...
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    New to Diabetes

    thanks for the link! already did the switch and within 72 hours his bg dropped significantly and his symptoms all but dissapeared. He is still too high unfortunately and needs insulin
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    Canadian Thanksgiving

    hi!!!! remember me?!?! happy thanksgiving
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    Hepatic Lipidosis

    I am so so sorry for your loss, that is a terrible thing to go through. My thoughts are with you.
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    New to Diabetes

    catsallaround: did you ever have to treat for hypo?
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    New to Diabetes

    ya, i don't have the luxury of being at home, so I'll err on the more cautious side, but it doesn't seem to be as risky once he's on the new diet from what I can tell. I also wish they wouldn't give me caninsulin, i'm looking elsewhere for prozinc or PZI, but in canada its not technically...
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