New Member - Vinny (Maine Coone) Newly diagnosed

Hi,
I am based near Manchester here in the ( UK).

We have just had our 11 year old Maine Coone diagnosed with diabetes.
We took hom to the vets due to rapid weight loss and increased thirsts and urination.
After blood, glucose and urine tests to confirm his diagnosis, He was started by our vet on Senvelgo on Staturday.

So its early days for us with no prior exposure to treating this condtion in pets, in himself he seems well enough, although he is quite a stoic character!

We also have a 15 year old tuxedo, Jack, (or more affectionaltey known as "Scroungy-McScrounge face" due to his propensity to beg for food!) who is thankfully in good health for his age.

Looking forwards to sharing experience with other members while we naviaget this "new normal"

Dave

Welcome!

Not too many people here use Senvelgo, mostly because it's so new. Here's some info on it: Info - New Treatments for Feline Diabetes

Have you discussed daily blood glucose testing for your cat? If not, that's something to discuss. Monitoring blood glucose levels is part of managing the diabetes, just like it is for Human diabetics.

Diet is also another part. Low carb canned food is best for diabetics. Prescription food is not needed at all. There's a UK food chart in this thread: Links to FOOD CHARTS Any food under 10% carbs is good.

Small meals spread throughout the day works for diabetic cats. The same food for the diabetic is fine for the non-diabetic and makes your life easier. Some people use microchip feeders to keep cats out of each others bowls.

Welcome to FDMB
Oh My! a Main Coon, My Coco is 1/2 Main Coon that has been the closest I got, that has been my all-time dream. It is overwhelming when we are told our precious fur baby is diagnosed with Feline Diabetes the great news that it is manageable, as in the post above Squum3 explained, following the main rules, Home testing, a wet can or raw diet between 0-10% so having two cats as myself I placed them both on the same schedule, and made a slow transition from dry to wet food.
Kibbles are out of the question, they contain anywhere between 20-30% carbs, cats cannot digest carbs, resulting in damaging the pancreas, ats hide illnesses very well, and unless we see our cats having the signs you describe, we can't tell something is wrong, then the guilt shows up, but I am happy you caught it in time, Not too many members here use Senvelgo, I understand that is oral, however, the best insulin for cats are Lantus or ProZinc it is a 12-hour insulin and easy on the cat. I will tag a couple of members that can give you some valuable information on Senveglo
@Wendy&Neko
@Sienne and Gabby (GA)

You want to feed 0-10% carbs we are looking for Dry Carb Matter, also a cat carb calculator you will use the nutrient ingredients on the label
0-10% carbs - Low Carbs / 11-15% carbs - Medium carbs / 16-24% carbs - High carbs (mostly gravy, broth foods)

Info - UK INFORMATION (Food, Insulin, Vit B12, and other 'need to know' stuff)
Cat Food Nutrition Calculator | Elizabeth C Scheyder

Hello and welcome. We have a forum for Bexacat and Senvelgo users which is starting to see more posts. You might want to read some of the posts there. Bexacat / Senvelgo