DM feline diabetic soft food recommended by VET

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Beaner2016

Beaner2016

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Hi everyone

I posted on the Intro page when I created my account and I haven't had a chance to respond yet but I just got back from the vet and INFORMED them of my decision to feed my cat, Beaner, ONLY wet food and more the pate's and not the ones swimming in gravy to give him a less carb and higher protien diet.

They said he's "stabilized" but told me to keep him at 2 CC's a day and to bring him back in a MONTH (???)

They kept STRESSING to feed him only DM feline diabetic soft food.

I asked them, if I'm switching him to a high protien diet, which should increase his insulin, why am I bringing him back in a MONTH???? And shouldn't we check him SOONER to see if his shots should be decreased???

Idk, I'm not "trusting" them -_-

Any advice???
 
In the human world Dr.'s prescribe pills, pills, pills to KEEP you sick, keep you SPENDING on more pills and the food industry feeds us chemicals and crap to KEEP us sick and again to get us to get more pills so the pharmaceutical companies profit and the Government profits while we just stay sick or keep getting sick and the cycle starts over.

Is it the same with Vets???
Are they merely trying to keep your pets sick so you keep bringing them back and they make more money??? :/
 
The prescription foods are mostly crap.
My vet said the same stuff to me too however the ingredients in a lot of those prescription diets aren't even really food! Expensive junk in my opinion. Just stick with low carb wet foods.
Be sure to use only low carb wet food. There are heaps of them at all prices and I know there are lists on these boards here of choices for them. :)
 
Georgie said:
The prescription foods are mostly crap.
My vet said the same stuff to me too however the ingredients in a lot of those prescription diets aren't even really food! Expensive junk in my opinion. Just stick with low carb wet foods.
Be sure to use only low carb wet food. There are heaps of them at all prices and I know there are lists on these boards here of choices for them. :)
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Thanks for the reply!
I was just reading another thread that also said to reduce the fish products and stick to more turkey, chicken, liver, etc.

What do you use for your cats??? I've been using Fancy Feast. Are the big Friskies cans decent??? They're cheaper than Fancy Feast.
 
I use Tiki Cat as his main diet. He gets a little Darwins raw. I order the Tiki Cat online and get a better price but I know it isn't the cheapest.
I'm on my phone at the moment so I cant look up the list others have posted. Try searching the boards for it ;) There are Frisky pates that work. I do know that.
 
For now, I got these this morning.

I'll look at the list now and see what other options there are.
 

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Beaner2016 said:
They kept STRESSING to feed him only DM feline diabetic soft food.
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Many vets are in a bit of a tricky situation when it comes to their diabetic patients. It is true that prescription foods are a profitable income stream for vets, but in vets' defence:

1. A lot of vets get minimal education in cat nutrition (and usually from the big pet food companies).

2. Not all of a vet's clients with diabetic pets will be home testing. They will therefore be looking to the vet to advise them on dosing. If the vet is reliant on clinical signs and fructosamine tests in order to determine how well or badly a diabetic animal is regulated, working with a given insulin and a food that is a 'known quantity' in terms of carbohydrate content (and which also may be backed up by a body of research data provided by the pet food manufacturer) will give the vet a much better basis upon which to recommend appropriate dose adjustments. Feeding a commercial food throws all that 'known quantity' stuff out the window.

We all tend to prefer the familiar, but sometimes there are logical reasons for developing certain preferences. :)


Mogs
 
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Critter Mom said:
Many vets are in a bit of a tricky situation when it comes to their diabetic patients. It is true that true that prescription foods are a profitable income stream for vets, but in their defence:

1. A lot of vets get minimal education in cat nutrition (and usually from the big pet food companies).

2. Not all of a vet's clients with diabetic pets will be home testing. They will therefore be looking to their vet to advise them on dosing. If the vet is reliant on clinical signs and fructosamine tests in order to determine how well or badly a diabetic animal is regulate, working with a given insulin and a food that is a 'known quantity' in terms of carbohydrate content (and which also may be backed up by a body of research data provided by the pet food) will give the vet a much better basis upon which to recommend appropriate dose adjustments. Feeding a commercial food throws all that 'known quantity' stuff out the window.

We all tend to prefer the familiar, but sometimes there are logical reasons for developing certain preferences. :)


Mogs
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So basically stick to the list of foods provided here with low carbs, high protein & low phosphorous count? :)
Beaner HAD Fatty Kidney Disease a few years ago, but to prevent it again, should I be concerned about phosphorous count???
 
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