We have a big 13 year old cat who was diagnosed hyperthyroid last fall, and "possibly diabetic" based on some consistently somewhat high readings (nearly 300's) at the vet. We got him on thyroid medication, and he's doing well, and put him on FF classic pates, eliminating dry food completely, and his blood sugar numbers are now good, even with the stress of being at the vet's for testing. So, we are continuing to feed him as if he is diabetic, because obviously he is at risk and the thyroid condition makes him at higher risk of all kinds of things.
We also have two young cats, just about a year old, who also now get fed just FF classic pates, since there is no way to feed them differently than the big cat. Which would be fine, but we are using 9-10 cans of FF a day! (Big cat is 13 pounds, not overweight, and two youngsters are very active even tho only 8-9 pounds each).
Considering changing to Friskies pates, to cut the cost down a bit, but I notice that while the carbs are still very low, the protein amount is a bit lower, and therefore the fat a bit higher. Is this going to make much difference to the Big guy's health? I'd hate to mess things up for him, since we have managed to head off his becoming an insulin-dependent diabetic by the diet change. FF is not cheap when you use 10 cans a day, the Friskies would cut a few dollars a day off the price, and when you add that up over a year it makes a real difference.
(not to be being cheap about my cat's health, but we now also spend over $50 a month for his thyroid med, $30 per month for the zobaline (he got really weak with the weight loss before being diagnosed, so the vet suggested this), then there are two dogs, the older one on meds also, so if I can save a few dollars a day, so much the better...)
We also have two young cats, just about a year old, who also now get fed just FF classic pates, since there is no way to feed them differently than the big cat. Which would be fine, but we are using 9-10 cans of FF a day! (Big cat is 13 pounds, not overweight, and two youngsters are very active even tho only 8-9 pounds each).
Considering changing to Friskies pates, to cut the cost down a bit, but I notice that while the carbs are still very low, the protein amount is a bit lower, and therefore the fat a bit higher. Is this going to make much difference to the Big guy's health? I'd hate to mess things up for him, since we have managed to head off his becoming an insulin-dependent diabetic by the diet change. FF is not cheap when you use 10 cans a day, the Friskies would cut a few dollars a day off the price, and when you add that up over a year it makes a real difference.
(not to be being cheap about my cat's health, but we now also spend over $50 a month for his thyroid med, $30 per month for the zobaline (he got really weak with the weight loss before being diagnosed, so the vet suggested this), then there are two dogs, the older one on meds also, so if I can save a few dollars a day, so much the better...)
. Good luck!