11/26 Remi AMPS 95, +1 85, +4 90 +6 90,

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phlika29

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Hi everyone

Remi is doing his thing in the greens as per usual. very similar to yesterday's level-thread is here: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=129015

I have ordered some new food for him that is slightly higher in carbs and will attempt to slowly transition him over to it over the coming week or so. The thought of it makes me nervous in case it flairs his pancreas but I feel the high protein content on what he is currently on may not be great for his kidney's long-term.

Hope everyone has a good day.
 
Hi Julie

Well initially I was going to switch to a slightly higher carb food to see if it helped the diving at +1 that he was doing a couple of weeks ago but then that settled down and he went back to his nice flat cycles.

So now it really is a case of finding a balanced food that he can stay on forever. My main concern with the Thrive food that he is currently eating has 75% of calories from protein and approx 2 % carb. When I went to to the vet a few weeks ago remi's BUN level was raised and the vet said that this could be a result of various things including his high protein diet. So I got worried as I am unsure whether having such a high protein diet could lead of to kidney problems.

So I have ordered a few cans of grantapet chicken which has 60% of calories from protein and a carb content of 4%. To my mind is perhaps more 'balanced'. I understand that the 4% carb is fine for a diabetic cat but Admit I am very worried about how the change will affect his diabetes. Will it increase his blood glucose levels? Then I am also worried about his pancreas and IBD but I do feel i need change the food (very slowly).

I am interested in your thoughts
 
One factor to keep in mind with a food change is that it can take some cats more time than you might expect to acclimate to a change in diet. I would encourage you to not overreact if Remi's numbers are initially higher. The other factor is that some cats are very carb sensitive.

Also, keep in mind that you can also blend the two foods if you think that's a helpful strategy.

As far as kidney issues, I'd also be attentive to the phosphorus content in what you're feeding. Ultimately, phosphorus may be at least as important as protein.

No matter what you decide, Remi's SS is a beautiful sea of green!!
 
OH! When you said higher carb I was thinking REALLY higher carb! I think 4% is going to be just fine.

Remi looks lovely and flat right now, but we have seen many cases where a cat getting too low of carbs (like 0-1%) seems to bounce more and when the cat is switched over to 4-8%ish, their cycles are flatter.

Thanks for reminding me of the situation. :-D

It's my understanding that the BUN can be high because of dehydration, which is very common in a diabetic cat. Did he have other signs of kidney disease? How was his creatinine? Did they check his urine for the specific gravity? Sorry if I'm asking something you've already explained.

One thing that can be really helpful is if you add a tab to the spreadsheet just for labs. You can click on punkin's ss and see what I mean. As he developed other problems, the labs became essential and having the tab let me compare changes from one blood test to the next. If you want to do that, you can copy the columns for the name of the lab and the reference range from punkin's ss, then copy it into a new tab for Remi. You do have to double-check the reference ranges because those will vary from lab to lab, but it's easier to correct some numbers than enter the entire thing in from scratch. Just a thought.
 
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