Food question

[hwing]

Hi, So I tried searching through the forums some but was not able to find much information. I have a ~10 year old cat who has been diabetic for a few years. I only recently switched to canned food after reading Dr. Pierson's website. He gets 3 units lantus twice a day.

I had been feeding the 4health grain free turkey/giblets canned food, but wanted to switch because my cat was having a lot of GI issues. I assume the GI issues are from the carrageenan in the food (as I read today it can cause GI issues) and that it is high in phosphorus (which might explain why he's constantly scratching/licking).

I wanted to switch to something else and settled on Merrick Limited Ingredient. I did a carb calculator and found that it's 5.59%. However, I wasn't sure about the phosphorus content. Does anyone happen to know if it's high/low/moderate? I will say I hate that the 4 health didn't work out, because it was cheap and didn't have carb fillers (i.e., peas like the Merrick has).

Also, I'm definitely open to suggestions on any other brands of food that is recommended. He has had food allergies in the past, so I try to avoid the grains.
Thanks!

 

[Barri & Sonny]

Check this list out. These are all low carb/low phosphorus foods. Hope this helps a bit

 

[Barri & Sonny]

This one shouldnt be blurry

 

[BJM]

I only recently switched to canned food after reading Dr. Pierson's website. He gets 3 units lantus twice a day.

CAUTION: Please be aware that a sudden change to low carb food may result in a drop of glucose levels by 100-200 mg/dL according to reports here. It may also reduce the insulin requirement by 1-2 units.
Because of this, you should be home testing the blood glucose to monitor for this and to prevent your cat from going into hypoglycemia, which may cause permanent damage to your cat's health, or even death.

 

[hwing]

CAUTION: Please be aware that a sudden change to low carb food may result in a drop of glucose levels by 100-200 mg/dL according to reports here. It may also reduce the insulin requirement by 1-2 units.
Because of this, you should be home testing the blood glucose to monitor for this and to prevent your cat from going into hypoglycemia, which may cause permanent damage to your cat's health, or even death.

I'm actually going to a higher carb food than he has been getting so I'm not horribly worried. I keep a close eye on his mental status, BGL (if he needs it), and urine output. Thanks for making sure I knew though.