Dry food?

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Smrbrz01

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Hello, what’s the best dry food for a diabetic cat?
I saw online Tiki Cat high protein dry food has 43% of protein and Orijen has something similar. Are those good options? Or something else? thanks in advance
 
Hi.

There are only 2 low carb kibble that the group recommends. They are Young Again and Dr. Elsey's. 10% carbs or less is considered low carb. Dr. Elsey's are all under 8%, with chicken being 2.48% and salmon being 1.82%. The other flavors are often out of stock. You can order through Chewy.

I'm not sure about the exact carb % for Young Again, I just know it is below 10%. You order this directly from them.

Neither food is inexpensive. Almost all other kibble, even prescription food from the vet that is supposed to be diabetic food, is over 20% carbs. Some kibble is even 30-40%. Because cats are obligatory hunters, carbs aren't essential for them. Their nutritional needs are met by eating a diet that consists of animal-based proteins. This is why it is important to feed all cats low carb, but it is imperative for diabetic cats.

We have a food chart, but it only list canned foods.

Hope this helps. Happy Holidays.
 
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Other options for cats who like some crunch is to try air dried (Ziwipeak for example), or some of the freeze dried raw products.
 
Basic's Mom said:
Hi.

There are only 2 low carb kibble that the group recommends. They are Young Again and Dr. Elsey's. 10% carbs or less is considered low carb. Dr. Elsey's are all under 8%, with chicken being 2.48% and salmon being 1.82%. The other flavors are often out of stock. You can order through Chewy.

I'm not sure about the exact carb % for Young Again, I just know it is below 10%. You order this directly from them.

Neither food is inexpensive. Almost all other kibble, even prescription food from the vet that is supposed to be diabetic food, is over 20% carbs. Some kibble is even 30-40%. Because cats are obligatory hunters, carbs aren't essential for them. Their nutritional needs are met by eating a diet that consists of animal-based proteins. This is why it is important to feed all cats low carb, but it is imperative for diabetic cats.

We have a food chart, but it only list canned foods.

Hope this helps. Happy Holidays.
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Thank you I’ll look into those!!
 
lol i just came across this thread trying to find info on freeze dried food but i was using Orijen (drykibble) for 7years now and so I do know that the Orijen ''original Cat and kitten'' carb percentage is 22% (via champion foods emailed me the info) however they did say that the ''Fit and trim'' one is the lowest they have sitting at 11% carbs....hope that helps
 
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