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Joey was diagnosed last week,I've been reading as much as I can on the Internet.He presented with the common symptoms increased thirst and lots of peeing.He was off colour for a few days but eating well,he also had lost some weight.The vets opinion was the diabetes was not advanced and too change his diet.She recommended Royal Canin diabetic (dry) I ordered it of Internet and while waiting for it to arrive I made some homemade food Chicken, liver and beef plus a little brown rice which I cooed and whizzed in blender.Am confused as a lot of the advice I've read says dry is not good...any suggestions would be helpful.He is not drinking and peeing as much now is that a good sign btw I'm in U.K .
 
If you're up to making your own, check out Cat Info where there is a recipe to make a healthy semi-raw diet. Site is written by a veterinarian and full of good feline nutrition info.
 
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Joey was diagnosed last week,I've been reading as much as I can on the Internet.He presented with the common symptoms increased thirst and lots of peeing.He was off colour for a few days but eating well,he also had lost some weight.The vets opinion was the diabetes was not advanced and too change his diet.She recommended Royal Canin diabetic (dry) I ordered it of Internet and while waiting for it to arrive I made some homemade food Chicken, liver and beef plus a little brown rice which I cooed and whizzed in blender.Am confused as a lot of the advice I've read says dry is not good...any suggestions would be helpful.He is not drinking and peeing as much now is that a good sign btw I'm in U.K .
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Is your homemade food made with cooked chicken et al or is it all raw? Cooking is not ideal because it changes the nutrient profile of the meats. Throwing together some random meats and rice isn't good, either, because your cat may not be getting enough vitamins and minerals in the right amounts.

Rice isn't good for a diabetic cat because it is starchy and will keep blood glucose levels high.

Canned (tinned) food or raw food is best. Here are some UK food suggestions:

http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?p=230948
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?p=37846
http://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?p=147875
 
Thanks for your replies.....I made up the food as I was waiting for the royal Canin to arrive.He seems a bit better but not drinking and peeing as much We go back to the vets in a few weeks and she will repeat the blood test then she'll advise on any treatment he needs.Its all a bit scary
 
The main thing is to get him onto a low carb food. The Purina food you've ordered ix lower carb than most dry foods but they all have quite a lot. If he'll eat canned food then that would be best and this post shows info on canned foods that are available in the UK. If you can find ones he likes with a carb level lower than 10% that should help him. Keep an eye on his peeing/drinking as that is a good sign how high his blood sugars are and call the vet if you are worried before your next appointment.
 
I was told that basically ANY canned/wet food you can buy is better than ANY type of dry food. I certainly saw a huge difference in my baby's BG numbers by just eliminating her dry food. Plus a lot of vets say that with just a diet change, that some cats wont need insulin at all.


I was told that rice is okay in canned food (as long as its not the first ingredient) but I'm not 100% on that.
 
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