New diabetic cat

westyn (MI)

westyn (MI)

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Hi my name is westyn and my cats name is lou. He is 8 years old and about 16 pounds. He was diagnosed in March with imha and it had been a roller-coaster. He has been on prednisolone for awhile and it caused him to develop diabetes 2 weeks ago, (08/25/25) and I just want some info on what to do at current I have him on prozinc 1.5 u every 12 hours the routine is 8am I give him his shot then I give him his steroid 5mg with a churu (i think) wet tube and after I give him a quarter of a hills w/d and a quarter of a fancy feast chicken feast senior wet food and then at 9 I give him another quarter of each and go to work. When I get home around 4 to 6 I give him a quarter of both then at 8 I give him insulin 1.5 u and steroid 5mg then another quarter and more food at 10 and 12 following the quarter each. I don't know what other info is needed I just want to know if I should be testing his glucose and what else I can do I have his blood work info and I can give it for those who want it for reference. But lately his blood work shows his imha is getting better controlled. And my vet didn't recommend testing at home and said this last trip I didn't have to get his blood checked unless he was getting bad and we have been doing monthly visits xrays and cbc since June. I just want my baby to be healthy and from my comprehension he cant go into remission because of the steroids
 
It sounds like you're doing a lot for Lou! Thanks for all the detailed info. Here’s some getting started info: Sticky - New? How You Can Help Us Help You!. You'll definitely want to be testing--that's the best way to keep Lou safe and make sure his sugar is high enough to dose with insulin. The sticky will walk you through creating a spreadsheet you can use to document all that data, and it will also help the folks here give good advice.

Here's some additional info about testing - Hometesting Links and Tips
 
Welcome to FDMB.

I would strongly encourage you to home test Lou's blood glucose levels. We have lots of information on how to home test. Many of the members here use the Walmart Relion glucometer. The strips are the least expensive around. While there are meters that are designed for use with pets, using a human meter is fine. The only way you will know if the insulin dose is doing its job is to home test. It's also the only way to know if your cat is on a safe dose. A symptomatic hypoglycemic episode can be very scary. Similarly, you won't know if your cat is in very high numbers and needs more insulin.

I was doing some reading on IMHA. Depending on the type of anemia, cats can go into remission. I don't know if that means they will continue to be on steroids or if the steroids can be tapered or even discontinued. That would be a useful discussion with your vet. The good news is that we have had cats that needed to be on a steroid and you can adjust insulin dose to offset the effect of the steroid.

Given that Lou has been prescribed Prozinc, you may find the information in the sticky notes at the top of the Prozinc forum helpful. There's information about the insulin as well as dosing strategy.

Are you feeding Lou the W/D dry or canned? Frankly, both are high in carbohydrates. The canned is 25% carb. We consider a low carb, canned food or raw diet important for diabetes management and low carb is under 10%. This is a link to a food chart that includes information on carbs. Most of the members here feed their cat a food that is in the neighborhood of 5% carb.

Lauren linked a post that has information on setting up your signature and spreadsheet. The signature contains information about your cat so we don't keep pestering you by asking for basic information repeatedly. If you notice, we all have a spreadsheet linked in our signature block. The spreadsheet will allow you to keep track of your cat's blood glucose test results and we can follow along.

Please let us know what questions you have. We're here to help.
 
We had lots of cats who have to have steroids due to some other underlying condition. Glad to hear the imha seems to be getting better. With steroids in the picture, you just might have to adjust the insulin dose to compensate.

Home testing his blood sugars is a great first step. Actually second step. You've got him on Prozinc which is a good insulin for cats. Once we can see the data, we might be able to make some suggestions for dosing. The third thing we strongly believe in here is feeding a low carb wet food or canned diet, which means something 10% carbs or less. The w/d is 25% carbs, which we'd consider to be high carb food. Sort of like diabetic humans eating ice cream. Eventually you will want to switch his diet, but not until you are home testing comfortably first. Some people see drastic changes in amount of insulin needed.

BTW, not all cats on steroids become diabetic. I have one at home who has been on prednisolone for 6 years for GI issues, thankfully a smaller dose than originally needed,
 
Im feeding him the wet food one but I thought it was less carbs cause it says 78% moisture 5% fiber 2% fat and 7.5 protein and thank you so much ill be updating my info once I get home if it means anything since we started this journey 2 weeks ago he has had more energy and kinda feels like how he was before the imha and diabetes, and at current his imha is primary and my vet says he probably will be on steroids for the rest of his life but his platelets almost doubled from 42 to 109 in 3 weeks
Im at Wal-Mart getting the glucometer right now
 
Lauren & Esse said:
It sounds like you're doing a lot for Lou! Thanks for all the detailed info. Here’s some getting started info: Sticky - New? How You Can Help Us Help You!. You'll definitely want to be testing--that's the best way to keep Lou safe and make sure his sugar is high enough to dose with insulin. The sticky will walk you through creating a spreadsheet you can use to document all that data, and it will also help the folks here give good advice.

Here's some additional info about testing - Hometesting Links and Tips
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Welcome to FDMB, you sure have your hands full with Lou, but thankfully you are in the right place, you sure seem to be serious about Lou's health by home testing is a step ahead, most of the members use the ReliOn Premier monitor and strips, purchased at Walamart, my Corky also uses ProZinc, which means it is important to test before each shot, the protocol for ProZinc is Test, Feed, Shoot, and re test 2 hours after the shot since it takes two hours for ProZinc to reach the system to see how Lou reacts to the insulin as well, several test during the day will be helpful to monitor also it is important for a diabetic cat to have a wet can diet between 0-10% carbs, kibbles or the DM you is feeding are high in carbs, between 18-25+% carbs, below is a link for a Drs Food chart, most of the embers enjoy Fancy Feast Pates between 0-10%, there are many flavors, the food is US made so is regulated and no waste or dyes goes into the food, so I also send you a arb calculator, you use the nutrients in the food to calculate the % of carbs, the dry matter carb is the true carb %., we are very numbers oriented we need you to create a spreadsheet for Lou as well, link below

https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/how-to-create-a-spreadsheet.241706/
https://catinfo.org/docs/CatFoodProteinFatCarbPhosphorusChart.pdf
Cat Food Nutrition Calculator | Elizabeth C Scheyder
 
since i typically give him his insulin at 8am i have to be to work at 10 am and i dont get home till 5 or 6 sometimes 7 can i test his insulin at like an hour or so? or should i start doing it a bit earlier? does his insulin have to be exactly 12 hours apart?
CORKY said:
Welcome to FDMB, you sure have your hands full with Lou, but thankfully you are in the right place, you sure seem to be serious about Lou's health by home testing is a step ahead, most of the members use the ReliOn Premier monitor and strips, purchased at Walamart, my Corky also uses ProZinc, which means it is important to test before each shot, the protocol for ProZinc is Test, Feed, Shoot, and re test 2 hours after the shot since it takes two hours for ProZinc to reach the system to see how Lou reacts to the insulin as well, several test during the day will be helpful to monitor also it is important for a diabetic cat to have a wet can diet between 0-10% carbs, kibbles or the DM you is feeding are high in carbs, between 18-25+% carbs, below is a link for a Drs Food chart, most of the embers enjoy Fancy Feast Pates between 0-10%, there are many flavors, the food is US made so is regulated and no waste or dyes goes into the food, so I also send you a arb calculator, you use the nutrients in the food to calculate the % of carbs, the dry matter carb is the true carb %., we are very numbers oriented we need you to create a spreadsheet for Lou as well, link below

https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/how-to-create-a-spreadsheet.241706/
https://catinfo.org/docs/CatFoodProteinFatCarbPhosphorusChart.pdf
Cat Food Nutrition Calculator | Elizabeth C Scheyder
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westyn (MI) said:
Im feeding him the wet food one but I thought it was less carbs cause it says 78% moisture 5% fiber 2% fat and 7.5 protein and thank you so much ill be updating my info once I get home if it means anything since we started this journey 2 weeks ago he has had more energy and kinda feels like how he was before the imha and diabetes, and at current his imha is primary and my vet says he probably will be on steroids for the rest of his life but his platelets almost doubled from 42 to 109 in 3 weeks
Im at Wal-Mart getting the glucometer right now
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ReliOn Premier monitor and strips at Walmart always keep extra strips especial at the learning stages of testing, you do not want to run out
 
thank you i just tested him and it said 179 and i guess i would like some advice on how to use the spread sheet because i am not well versed in such things
 
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179 is high but with dosing advice it will be regulated, is not bad, bad is about 200 and up, if you click on Corky’s Spreadsheet below, you can see what the number mean low low blue and greens are the ideal numbers so Lou’s pancreas began to heal. Don’t alarm yourself I shoot in very low numbers, but it takes a lot of learning and guts, you’ll get there soon, Corky unfortunately will be a life time diabetic, even though his numbers are like remission numbers, he needs his insulin every day
 
Lauren & Esse said:
It sounds like you're doing a lot for Lou! Thanks for all the detailed info. Here’s some getting started info: Sticky - New? How You Can Help Us Help You!. You'll definitely want to be testing--that's the best way to keep Lou safe and make sure his sugar is high enough to dose with insulin. The sticky will walk you through creating a spreadsheet you can use to document all that data, and it will also help the folks here give good advice.

Here's some additional info about testing - Hometesting Links and Tips
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Thank you again for your help I really appreciate the support
 
Wendy&Neko said:
We had lots of cats who have to have steroids due to some other underlying condition. Glad to hear the imha seems to be getting better. With steroids in the picture, you just might have to adjust the insulin dose to compensate.

Home testing his blood sugars is a great first step. Actually second step. You've got him on Prozinc which is a good insulin for cats. Once we can see the data, we might be able to make some suggestions for dosing. The third thing we strongly believe in here is feeding a low carb wet food or canned diet, which means something 10% carbs or less. The w/d is 25% carbs, which we'd consider to be high carb food. Sort of like diabetic humans eating ice cream. Eventually you will want to switch his diet, but not until you are home testing comfortably first. Some people see drastic changes in amount of insulin needed.

BTW, not all cats on steroids become diabetic. I have one at home who has been on prednisolone for 6 years for GI issues, thankfully a smaller dose than originally needed,
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Thank you for the information it really helps me process all of this is really appreciate your support ill be talking with my vet about the wet food because he prescribed it for my cat but its so expensive if I could switch to fancy feast as his only wet food i would
 
westyn (MI) said:
i just tested him and it said 179 and i guess i would like some advice on how to use the spread sheet
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Well done, I had a lot of frustration at the beginning and it took a lot of attempts. But I kept at it cause it's what kept my girl safe. This post tells you how to use the spreadsheet. How to Use the Spreadsheet. Let us know if you need help setting it up, we have some technical people who can help you do that too.

How many hours after the morning shot was that 179?
westyn (MI) said:
ill be talking with my vet about the wet food because he prescribed it for my cat but its so expensive if I could switch to fancy feast as his only wet food i would
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Absolutely you want to switch. Save money and lower carbs is win-win for you and Lou. Any of the Fancy Feast Classics are good to feed. If you want to feed Fancy Feast, look at the food chart that Sienne linked (blue text is a link), look under Fancy Feast and the third column from the left is the carbs. Look for ones 10% and under. Most of us feed in the 3-6% range.
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Well done, I had a lot of frustration at the beginning and it took a lot of attempts. But I kept at it cause it's what kept my girl safe. This post tells you how to use the spreadsheet. How to Use the Spreadsheet. Let us know if you need help setting it up, we have some technical people who can help you do that too.

How many hours after the morning shot was that 179?

Absolutely you want to switch. Save money and lower carbs is win-win for you and Lou. Any of the Fancy Feast Classics are good to feed. If you want to feed Fancy Feast, look at the food chart that Sienne linked (blue text is a link), look under Fancy Feast and the third column from the left is the carbs. Look for ones 10% and under. Most of us feed in the 3-6% range.
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Thank you and the 179 is from almost 2 hours ago at 7:45pm est and i gave him food and his insulin and im going to retest him at 9:45pm est and i guess that was about 12 hours give or take 15 mins from the morning dose his morning dose was at about 8am
 
This morning his pre shot was 197 but I want to mention it is a struggle to get him to do the test he hates me touching his ears or paws and I have to get him in a straight jacket to do the test (its a bag thats ment for claw trimming but I use it to take him to the vet because he hates carriers) he is a wiggly kid getting him to sit still is an hour long task at least and I don't do well waking up and going back to sleep I pass out at the wheel if I don't get good sleep
 
How do you guys find time to de stress i feel that i literally wake up do cat stuff go to work come home do cat stuff barely find time to feed myself then more cat stuff then like 45 mins of TV then bed repeat
 
A simple way for Lou not to move his head; you rub him for a bit, so he sees you are cuddling, hold his head softly between the ears, take a small sock fill it with rice and knot it, this is to cup the ear so is easier to use the lancet, do have the strip in the monitor ready to use as well, let him smell all the supplies in front of him so he can get use to them, after you test a nice treat, low carb, is great so he associates testing with a treat, I use Fricks sliced Ham is 1 % carbs you can get it from Walmart, way cheaper than Publix, my cats love it I cut the slice in little squares.
 
I do not work, but it feels the same, I wake up at 6AM test feed shoot, test at 8AM give snack, test every two hour (I am an obsessive tester) and go thru this all day long, two cats Corky and Coco, which I got her on the same schedule, and food since Corky was diagnosed, I also have 2 canaries, the female is now raising her 4 chicks, and I recently got a Belly Conure parrot, I am alone, I adopted Corky at 8 weeks old from the shelter he is now 12 and I adopted Coco, she is 1/2 Main Coon, she was only 38 days old, she is now 5 they are my stability, I love wild life, so I settle for House pets, they keep me sane, Ha! , You are doing a grea,t great job!
 
CORKY said:
I do not work, but it feels the same, I wake up at 6AM test feed shoot, test at 8AM give snack, test every two hour (I am an obsessive tester) and go thru this all day long, two cats Corky and Coco, which I got her on the same schedule, and food since Corky was diagnosed, I also have 2 canaries, the female is now raising her 4 chicks, and I recently got a Belly Conure parrot, I am alone, I adopted Corky at 8 weeks old from the shelter he is now 12 and I adopted Coco, she is 1/2 Main Coon, she was only 38 days old, she is now 5 they are my stability, I love wild life, so I settle for House pets, they keep me sane, Ha! , You are doing a grea,t great job
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He dosent like being held while on the floor for long and dosent like cuddling he enjoys pets but at respectable distances like arm or half arm length I love him so much he used to come to me when I'd play on my computer and ask to be held he would bury his face in my arm and purr loud as heck but he hasn't since he got sick and he hates me touching his ear I just don't know what to do I feel like he is stressing me out and im stressing him out its such a tough spot to be in he flails around when I try to do his glucometer It makes me not want to do it
 
when Corky was first diagnosed, I was a total reck, I had no idea what was what, I was caught by surprise, it was a nightmare until 3 months later I found this Forum by coincidence, one of the first things I was told was "Take a step back, breath in, breath out, cats are very sensitive to stress, you stress they stress"
so keep this phrase in mind when is time to test, when I adopted Corky and came home, he hid under the bed for a month, he would only come out to fed and use the litter box, at 8 weeks old who ever had him declawed him, when he decided to come out from under the bed, he just jumped on me, but after that for 10 years he was not a lap cat or cuddling, I could only rub him or cuddle him on the of my bed he never left the top of the bed, there he wanted belly rubs as he grew I got use to this, he started coming out to the living room lay on the rug, but if I were to walk by him he would move away instantly, until 10 years later, he was drinking water, but he would never leave the bowl, would meow accessibly in front of it one day I passed by him and he did not move, I sat on the sofa with treat he did not move, I went up to him again, h did not move he let me pick him up, he weight 16.5lbs he is a very large cat, and had just been to the vet 2 months before for his shots, he felt like a feather I took him to the scale, he only weight 8.5 lbs., I am telling you this because after he was hospitalized for 8 days, once he came home, he has been stuck on me, he does not leave my site, he has become glue to my body, so believe me there is hope, our cats know that we love them and what we are doing is to get them better, give him time for him to get use to the testing, it will happen, but patience is a virtue, you are doing great!
 
westyn (MI) said:
he is a wiggly kid getting him to sit still is an hour long task at least
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He should get more tolerant as time goes on and that will make things faster. Sorry if someone said this already, but make sure to always give him a treat before OR after testing (even if it was a failed attempt) to help him associate allowing you to test with getting a reward. You can also try using something like a lick mat with a bit of Churu/wet food spread on it as a distraction.

If after a month or two you're still really struggling with testing, you might consider getting a FreeStyle Libre. It's a glucose monitor you can have attached to him that will give you continuous readings for two weeks before you need to replace it. That's what we use now because our kitty would only tolerate a couple tests a day (although it did get faster/easier for us than it was at the beginning). We still hand-test a few times a week to verify low numbers but it's an extremely helpful tool. You can read more about them here: Getting Started With Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) for Diabetic Cats

westyn (MI) said:
How do you guys find time to de stress i feel that i literally wake up do cat stuff go to work come home do cat stuff barely find time to feed myself then more cat stuff then like 45 mins of TV then bed repeat
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Truly the first couple months after our cat's diagnosis were some of the hardest days I've ever had. I cried constantly. I felt like such a failure. Technically things should be much easier for me because I have my boyfriend to help and we both work from home full time, but it was still SO MUCH, you know? Now we're almost 6 months in and things have gotten so much better. It's still a big commitment and some days are hard, but I feel like I've learned so much (from this forum mostly) and have things more under control. We're actually able to get out of the house and have a life again. And seeing how much our cat's health has improved makes it worth it.
 
CORKY said:
when Corky was first diagnosed, I was a total reck, I had no idea what was what, I was caught by surprise, it was a nightmare until 3 months later I found this Forum by coincidence, one of the first things I was told was "Take a step back, breath in, breath out, cats are very sensitive to stress, you stress they stress"
so keep this phrase in mind when is time to test, when I adopted Corky and came home, he hid under the bed for a month, he would only come out to fed and use the litter box, at 8 weeks old who ever had him declawed him, when he decided to come out from under the bed, he just jumped on me, but after that for 10 years he was not a lap cat or cuddling, I could only rub him or cuddle him on the of my bed he never left the top of the bed, there he wanted belly rubs as he grew I got use to this, he started coming out to the living room lay on the rug, but if I were to walk by him he would move away instantly, until 10 years later, he was drinking water, but he would never leave the bowl, would meow accessibly in front of it one day I passed by him and he did not move, I sat on the sofa with treat he did not move, I went up to him again, h did not move he let me pick him up, he weight 16.5lbs he is a very large cat, and had just been to the vet 2 months before for his shots, he felt like a feather I took him to the scale, he only weight 8.5 lbs., I am telling you this because after he was hospitalized for 8 days, once he came home, he has been stuck on me, he does not leave my site, he has become glue to my body, so believe me there is hope, our cats know that we love them and what we are doing is to get them better, give him time for him to get use to the testing, it will happen, but patience is a virtue, you are doing great!
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Thank you for your kind words I am very poor at this moment I am borrowing money to make my cats life comfortable at the cost of my own so most things I cant get on my own so every trick helps
 
Lauren & Esse said:
He should get more tolerant as time goes on and that will make things faster. Sorry if someone said this already, but make sure to always give him a treat before OR after testing (even if it was a failed attempt) to help him associate allowing you to test with getting a reward. You can also try using something like a lick mat with a bit of Churu/wet food spread on it as a distraction.

If after a month or two you're still really struggling with testing, you might consider getting a FreeStyle Libre. It's a glucose monitor you can have attached to him that will give you continuous readings for two weeks before you need to replace it. That's what we use now because our kitty would only tolerate a couple tests a day (although it did get faster/easier for us than it was at the beginning). We still hand-test a few times a week to verify low numbers but it's an extremely helpful tool. You can read more about them here: Getting Started With Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) for Diabetic Cats



Truly the first couple months after our cat's diagnosis were some of the hardest days I've ever had. I cried constantly. I felt like such a failure. Technically things should be much easier for me because I have my boyfriend to help and we both work from home full time, but it was still SO MUCH, you know? Now we're almost 6 months in and things have gotten so much better. It's still a big commitment and some days are hard, but I feel like I've learned so much (from this forum mostly) and have things more under control. We're actually able to get out of the house and have a life again. And seeing how much our cat's health has improved makes it worth it.
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I am hopeful that it becomes easier because at this moment it is hell and high water i don't really grasp all these things well but do what I can and this morning I tried getting him to eat while trying to test him and it was not super successful he moves around alot while eating and dosent want me messing with him while he eats only pets
 
It does get easier. It's overwhelming at first because there's so much to learn & manage. Then you get into a rhythm. And many cats really grow to not mind the testing, as they associate it with feeling better, and their ears get used to it.

You're making an amazing start. Get your spreadsheet up so the experts here can follow lou, and yeah, don't waste any money on expensive diets. Fancy Feast is what a lot of us feed.
 
Any pates between 0-10% carbs or chicken chunky 4% Trout 4% tuna makerel 6% fish & shrimp flakes le 0% ocean whitefish 0% seafood feast 2% savory salmon 1% tender beef 4% chopped grilled feast 3% chicken & tuna feast flake 5% chicken feast 1% and there are more, these are the ones I feed Corky most of tge time, is also good to have what is called a HYPO KIT this includes some medium carb food between 11-15% carbs I use the Medleys whitefish Florentine in a light sauce 12% and for high carbs between 16-24% mostly all the gravies, a few cans of those will do also some honey or KARO syrup handy, this is in case he drops to 50 or lower, we can guide you how to hike up tge BG with food rather than tge syrups, since those are just a quick fix
 
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Sienne and Gabby (GA) said:
Welcome to FDMB.

I would strongly encourage you to home test Lou's blood glucose levels. We have lots of information on how to home test. Many of the members here use the Walmart Relion glucometer. The strips are the least expensive around. While there are meters that are designed for use with pets, using a human meter is fine. The only way you will know if the insulin dose is doing its job is to home test. It's also the only way to know if your cat is on a safe dose. A symptomatic hypoglycemic episode can be very scary. Similarly, you won't know if your cat is in very high numbers and needs more insulin.

I was doing some reading on IMHA. Depending on the type of anemia, cats can go into remission. I don't know if that means they will continue to be on steroids or if the steroids can be tapered or even discontinued. That would be a useful discussion with your vet. The good news is that we have had cats that needed to be on a steroid and you can adjust insulin dose to offset the effect of the steroid.

Given that Lou has been prescribed Prozinc, you may find the information in the sticky notes at the top of the Prozinc forum helpful. There's information about the insulin as well as dosing strategy.

Are you feeding Lou the W/D dry or canned? Frankly, both are high in carbohydrates. The canned is 25% carb. We consider a low carb, canned food or raw diet important for diabetes management and low carb is under 10%. This is a link to a food chart that includes information on carbs. Most of the members here feed their cat a food that is in the neighborhood of 5% carb.

Lauren linked a post that has information on setting up your signature and spreadsheet. The signature contains information about your cat so we don't keep pestering you by asking for basic information repeatedly. If you notice, we all have a spreadsheet linked in our signature block. The spreadsheet will allow you to keep track of your cat's blood glucose test results and we can follow along.

Please let us know what questions you have. We're here to help.
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Question how do you determine the carb count by yourself or is the food chart the one to reference cause i see alot of people saying fancy feast pate but I cant find them on that food chart
 
CORKY said:
Any pates between 0-10% carbs or chicken chunky 4% Trout 4% tuna makerel 6% fish & shrimp flakes le 0% ocean whitefish 0% seafood feast 2% savory salmon 1% tender beef 4% chopped grilled feast 3% chicken & tuna feast flake 5% chicken feast 1% and there are more, these are the ones I feed Corky most of tge time, is also good to have what is called a HYPO KIT this includes some medium carb food between 11-15% carbs I use the Medleys whitefish Florentine in a light sauce 12% and for high carbs between 16-24% mostly all the gravies, a few cans of those will do also some honey or KARO syrup handy, this is in case he drops to 50 or lower, we can guide you how to hike up tge BG with food rather than tge syrups, since those are just a quick fix
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This is amazing thank you so much you have been super helpful
 
here are two link, one for the Drs. Food list, the third column from the left are the carbs for each food, and a food calculator, if you are looking for any other food, you will use the nutrient %s, and insert them in the cells of the calculator, the dry matter carb is the correct carb to look for, you can always find the nutrients from CHEWY.COM find the food, click on the can scroll down you will see the nutrients, those are the numbers to use, I buy from Chewy it is less expensive, you buy by the case of 24 and I also autoship, it gives you option to change foods and dates, and no shipping and 2 days delivery, I have the two cats I feed 4 cans a day, 1/2cn in each meal each and they are very satisfied, feeding several times a day small meals is good to keep the insulin depot in check

Info - Dr. Pierson - new Food Chart
Cat Food Nutrition Calculator | Elizabeth C Scheyder
 
Low carb Fancy Feast pates: Glutenfree - Felinediabetes.com

There are other FF varieties that are low carb. Check the chart at https://catinfo.org/docs/CatFoodProteinFatCarbPhosphorusChart.pdf

There are lots of brands besides FF to feed. Whatever is under 10% carbs and your cat and you can afford is fine. WalMart's Special Kitty brand is similar to FF and costs less. Most store generic brands are also similar to FF.

Do keep some higher carb food on hand to use in case of hypoglycemia. The high carbs will raise blood glucose levels. Honey, etc works in a pinch but the effect isn't very long.


westyn (MI) said:
How do you guys find time to de stress i feel that i literally wake up do cat stuff go to work come home do cat stuff barely find time to feed myself then more cat stuff then like 45 mins of TV then bed repeat
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I don't. Between Leroy and whatever is going on with the rats and other things going on in life, I'm 😵‍💫 Caregiver burnout and compassion fatigue. Maybe you can plan a mini break on a weekend and get out for a few hours to do something you enjoy. Your cat will be fine on his own for a few hours. Check bg before you leave and set out some snacks.
 
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