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Elena

Elena

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Hi everyone I'm new here. Our cat Perkins stated drinking a lot of water so we went to the vet, they checked his blood sugar and it was 385 the vet wanted to start insulin. The vet was very rude so we went to another vet office. The new vet checked his sugar again and it was 375, he said he doesn't want to start insulin when the blood sugar is under 400. He wants us to change his diet to Royal Canin Glyobalnace and then recheck his sugar in one month. I not sure which one is right and could really use some advice on a cat with blood sugar of 375. Thanks
 
Hi Elena, and welcome to you and Perkins.

Can you let us know whether the vet recommended the RC Glycobalance canned, dry, or both? I just want to see what the carbs are like.

Most of the US members here feed foods like Fancy Feast classic patés and Friskies. They have low carbohydrates and are reasonably priced.


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There is nothing wrong with either vet's recommendation fro start or not starting insulin now.
A special diet like the Royal Canine is not required.
A low-carb canned is best. Not reason for a prescription food. Here is a list of commercial low-carb cannedhttp://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/shortcut-shopping-list-all-8-or-less-updated.117688/

If you go to insulin:
Good insulin are the human Lantus and Levemir and the pet insulins ProZinc and BCP PZI. For those two human insulin it is best to get the 5 pack of 3 ml disposable pens via a 10 ml vial. Although per ml the vial is less expensive most cats will not use up a 10 ml vial before the insulin goes bad/becomes ineffective. The human insulin N/NPH is sometimes prescribed but only lasts 8-10 hours. Same for the pet insulin Vetsulin/Caninisulin.

Most of us here test or cats blood glucose at home using a human meter. We test before each shot and periodically between shots. We record our reading and other info in a spreadsheet. See:http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/...te-a-ss-and-link-it-in-your-signature.130337/

Here is a link to home testing blood sugarshttp://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/hometesting-links-and-tips.287/
 
Hello, if you want to go on wet food and wait,just make sure it is low carb. When my Juliet was diagnosed we changed her diet from dry food to canned fancy feast. Her numbers dropped by over 200 in a couple of days and we've seen them slowly drop from there without insulin. Feel free to check her sheet. Glad you found this forum, everyone here are always happy to help. :)
 
Thanks everyone, the reason we need a special diet for him is because he has had a block bladder twice and needed the special diet to keep him from crystals, right now he is on the Royal Canin diet for urinary health with a S/O complex, so the Royal Canin Glyobalnace also has the s/o complex he has to have for his bladder. The thing is he doesn't like the Glyobalnce to much so I guess we will have to mix the food together and switch it slower, I was just so worried about getting his blood sugar down quickly but I guess 375 isn't that bad so I can do it slowly.
 
Hi Elena,

Read about urinary tract health and nutrition on this vet-authored site:

catinfo.org - Urinary Tract Health

Included on that page is a case history for a cat that suffered from urinary blockages.

My cat, Saoirse, developed bladder stones thanks to the urine acidifiers added to her food that were supposed to protect her urinary tract. (Acidifiers may help prevent struvite urolith formation but they can lead to the much worse problem of a cat developing calcium oxalate uroliths which require surgical removal.)

After Saoirse had her bladder stones removed she was prescribed RC Urinary s/o and ALL of her current problems started there. (See her profile link in my signature for further details if you wish to read more.) I wish to Heaven that I had found catinfo.org years ago so that my cats didn't suffer the way they did on the dry diets vets down the years insisted were better for them.

Saoirse has been eating commercial wet food for over 12 months now. I check her urine pH regularly at home and it has been in ideal numbers. She recently had two full abdominal ultrasounds and there were NO uroliths detected. All of these positives came about without a prescription diet.

I respectfully suggest that you read about urinary tract health on Dr. Pierson's site and also perhaps send the link to your vet so that you can discuss whether the recommended diet here might well be suitable for Perkins after all. I'm writing this from the heart. The first cat I lost was due to FLUTD. I nearly lost her brother a few months later when his urethra became almost completely blocked, and then Saoirse developed the bladder stones. A year or so after that she developed another UTI.

Both myself and our vet are very happy with Saoirse's - perfect - urinary tract health since she switched to her commercial, low carb, wet diet with added water. I hope you'll give Dr. Pierson's information serious consideration. Saoirse is one of her success stories. :)


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Critter Mom said:
Hi Elena,

Read about urinary tract health and nutrition on this vet-authored site:

catinfo.org - Urinary Tract Health

Included on that page is a case history for a cat that suffered from urinary blockages.

My cat, Saoirse, developed bladder stones thanks to the urine acidifiers added to her food that were supposed to protect her urinary tract. (Acidifiers may help prevent struvite urolith formation but they can lead to the much worse problem of a cat developing calcium oxalate uroliths which require surgical removal.)

After Saoirse had her bladder stones removed she was prescribed RC Urinary s/o and ALL of her current problems started there. (See her profile link in my signature for further details if you wish to read more.) I wish to Heaven that I had found catinfo.org years ago so that my cats didn't suffer the way they did on the dry diets vets down the years insisted were better for them.

Saoirse has been eating commercial wet food for over 12 months now. I check her urine pH regularly at home and it has been in ideal numbers. She recently had two full abdominal ultrasounds and there were NO uroliths detected. All of these positives came about without a prescription diet.

I respectfully suggest that you read about urinary tract health on Dr. Pierson's site and also perhaps send the link to your vet so that you can discuss whether the recommended diet here might well be suitable for Perkins after all. I'm writing this from the heart. The first cat I lost was due to FLUTD. I nearly lost her brother a few months later when his urethra became almost completely blocked, and then Saoirse developed the bladder stones. A year or so after that she developed another UTI.

Both myself and our vet are very happy with Saoirse's - perfect - urinary tract health since she switched to her commercial, low carb, wet diet with added water. I hope you'll give Dr. Pierson's information serious consideration. Saoirse is one of her success stories. :)


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Critter Mom said:
Hi Elena,

Read about urinary tract health and nutrition on this vet-authored site:

catinfo.org - Urinary Tract Health

Included on that page is a case history for a cat that suffered from urinary blockages.

My cat, Saoirse, developed bladder stones thanks to the urine acidifiers added to her food that were supposed to protect her urinary tract. (Acidifiers may help prevent struvite urolith formation but they can lead to the much worse problem of a cat developing calcium oxalate uroliths which require surgical removal.)

After Saoirse had her bladder stones removed she was prescribed RC Urinary s/o and ALL of her current problems started there. (See her profile link in my signature for further details if you wish to read more.) I wish to Heaven that I had found catinfo.org years ago so that my cats didn't suffer the way they did on the dry diets vets down the years insisted were better for them.

Saoirse has been eating commercial wet food for over 12 months now. I check her urine pH regularly at home and it has been in ideal numbers. She recently had two full abdominal ultrasounds and there were NO uroliths detected. All of these positives came about without a prescription diet.

I respectfully suggest that you read about urinary tract health on Dr. Pierson's site and also perhaps send the link to your vet so that you can discuss whether the recommended diet here might well be suitable for Perkins after all. I'm writing this from the heart. The first cat I lost was due to FLUTD. I nearly lost her brother a few months later when his urethra became almost completely blocked, and then Saoirse developed the bladder stones. A year or so after that she developed another UTI.

Both myself and our vet are very happy with Saoirse's - perfect - urinary tract health since she switched to her commercial, low carb, wet diet with added water. I hope you'll give Dr. Pierson's information serious consideration. Saoirse is one of her success stories. :)


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Thank you so much, I will check it out. God bless
 
Critter Mom said:
I really hope it helps you, Elena. I wish I had never fed Saoirse Royal Canin foods. :(


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Thanks, you are a very sweet person. We all feel that way, I thought I made the worst mistake of my life going to a horrible vet a week ago Friday but it turns out God used it to get us to the right vet at the right time. Thank God Saoirse is doing better now, that is what's important. May God bless you and Saoirse.
 
Frankie was on Royal Canin food when first diagnosed as diabetic. He has had a blocked bladder twice also. As soon as I took him off the dry food, his numbers plummeted (within a day) and he hasn't had a blocked bladder in over a year (paws crossed)
 
AliciaG said:
Hello, if you want to go on wet food and wait,just make sure it is low carb. When my Juliet was diagnosed we changed her diet from dry food to canned fancy feast. Her numbers dropped by over 200 in a couple of days and we've seen them slowly drop from there without insulin. Feel free to check her sheet. Glad you found this forum, everyone here are always happy to help. :)
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