Do ya'll like DM Purina dry?

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Way too high in carbs - in the 20%+ carb range. We suggest 8-10% or lower. And dry food is not good for any cat as they need the moisture in wet food. A vet explains why wet lower carb is best here: Www.catinfo.org

Be aware that if you drop the high carb dry and feed lower carb, the levels can reduce dramatically so be careful to monitor and lower the dose as needed.
 
My cat is a fan of the chicken and turkey classic favors. He doesn't like the beef.

But again, be aware his insulin needs can drop. My cat dropped 100 points overnight when we switched from dry to wet. If we had given the same dose as usual, he would have hyped.
 
Any of the "Classic" Fancy Feast are under 10% carbs. The chicken is fine, but there are lots of flavors you can choose from so you'll be able to (hopefully) find some your kitty will eat!
 
I mixed it up. Fancy Feast turkey amd giblets were a hit. Also Merrick chicken or Turkey pate and wellness grain free. For a special treat there were a couple Weruva he liked. Primal freeze dried raw turkey is another (rehydrated).
 
William Rufo said:
What are your opinions on that brand of dry DM food?
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Would not feed it at all unless there was some crisis where my cat could not eat anything else and her life depended on eating something.
William Rufo said:
I'm starting FF chicken classic, what kind do u use?
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Following on from your other thread, yet again I strongly advise you to start home testing before doing the food transition. The drop in blood glucose levels can start happening within a few short hours when you start changing the dietary carb load. You could put your cat in great danger if you proceed blind with the food transition. You would be putting your cat at risk of an insulin overdose if you don't know what's happening to blood glucose levels and are poised to reduce the insulin dose accordingly.

In addition to the above general caution, it is important to note that you are currently treating your cat with Lantus, a depot insulin (for benefit of other members reading this thread, dose at time of posting is 5IU BID). Even if you reduce the dose it will take time for the current depot level to drain so you need to exercise extra caution when doing a food transition because of the time lag between reducing the dose and the depot depleting.


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the info chart on wet foods give you all the info you will need... there a lots to choose from
It is very important to test especially if you are changing to wet foods....
@Critter Mom is giving you very good advice to keep your kitty safe.:cat:
 
Changing to a much lower carb level has caused glucose drops of 100-200 mg/dL and has reduced the insulin by as much as 2 units rather quickly.
Also, tests taken at the vet's office may be 100-180 mg/dL higher than at home.
Please pick up a glucometer such as the Target Up and Up or the Walmart ReliOn Confirm, matching test strips, and lancets labeled for alternate site testimg (bettter odds of getting a blood drop to test when starting).
See my signature link Secondary Monitoring Tools for some less direct methods to evaluate your cat.
 
My vet was really pro Purina MD. However, my cat did just awful on that food. Dry food of any sort sends her sugars soaring. So, wet food it is and only pate. I use either Friskies or Fancy Feast. Sheba also elevates her sugars. Each of our critters is unique and responds differently to various treatment and products. It was trial and error for us. She is somewhat brittle, so I try to stick to a specific routine. Variance from her routine usually serves to destabilize her sugars. Keep on trying but give the try a fair amount of time. Good luck from Jane and Stewey
 
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