As some of you know Eric was recently diagnosed with diabetes. By putting him on a high quality, high protein, low carbohydrate diet his blood sugar dropped from 297 to 149. However, the new diet means he is no longer eating the C/D that maintained an appropriate pH level for six years after an episode of crystals and urinary blockage. Hoping to maintain his pH I started him on Carpon. I've been hoping to get a urine sample to check his pH. So Friday night I managed to get a sample. I put in the refrigerator until I could take it to the vet the next morning. So the vet called me Saturday afternoon. His pH is between 6.5 and 7.00. Ideally, it should be between 5.9 and 6.4. So, we need to work on that. But worse is that there are protein fibers is his urine. This could be an early sign of kidney disease.
The vet wants to check Eric's glucose and urine in two months.
My uneducated guess is that the high protein diet is putting a strain on his kidneys which may, in fact, be weak. So this morning I've been doing research on cats with both diabetes and kidney disease. I already knew that kidney disease usually requires a low protein diet. But his diabetes requires a high protein diet. We have a problem here. What I've learned so far is that, although low protein is important, low phosphorus is even more important. Now I need to determine which wet foods have the lowest phosphorus and the correct amounts of protein and carbohydrates to maintain a good glucose level. I'm starting with this site http://webpages.charter.net/katkarma/canfood.htm
and checking the websites for the foods he is currently eating. I just love creating special diets for my kitties.
My uneducated guess is that the high protein diet is putting a strain on his kidneys which may, in fact, be weak. So this morning I've been doing research on cats with both diabetes and kidney disease. I already knew that kidney disease usually requires a low protein diet. But his diabetes requires a high protein diet. We have a problem here. What I've learned so far is that, although low protein is important, low phosphorus is even more important. Now I need to determine which wet foods have the lowest phosphorus and the correct amounts of protein and carbohydrates to maintain a good glucose level. I'm starting with this site http://webpages.charter.net/katkarma/canfood.htm
and checking the websites for the foods he is currently eating. I just love creating special diets for my kitties.