Got a couple of questions...

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there are a few questions that are bugging me

How much water should Katy be drinking ( is currently eatting 2-3 wet pate type foods in 24 hrs and maybe 20-30g of hard food) She was drinking 350ml, then this went down to 200ml, 100ml now its down in the last 3 days to 50-75mls!!!????? And today it was no more than 30ml ?. She is peeing and doesnt seem to be in any pain or having difficultly going.


Now l know that 2.8mmol is dangerous but what is it in the other direction, a website said 26mmol but she was 29 at the vets and was 30mmol the other night (we gave her her insulin 30mins early when i gt this reading) ???????????

Are we suppose to be testing blood and urine??, she often pees on carpet or puppy training pads as (refuses to go out)wont use her tray everytime and is sooooooo fussing with litter types.....

Im sure other things will pop up but thank you in advance

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I would never give insulin without testing blood first. Testing urine is also very important, especially if your kitties numbers sit in the higher ranges. It has been a long time since I had a kitty with diabetes. I am not familiar with uk numbers. This post will bump your thread up for more eyes.
All my best, good luck,
jeanne
 
To get US numbers, multiply your mmol numbers by 11.

30 mmol is 330 mg/dl US. That's a diabetic number but nothing to worry about as long as your cat is on insulin :smile:

You can test both blood and urine. Some people only test the blood. Urine testing is good to check if your cat has ketones or not. KetoDiastix is one brand of urine test strips. Blood testing will tell you what your cat's glucose level is and you should always test the blood glucose level before giving any insulin.

There is no "normal" amount of water for a cat to drink. Every cat has its own unique water needs. Some will drink a lot, others will not (diabetic or not). If you add water to the canned (tinned) food, that will help get water into your cat.

What kind of hard (dry) food are you feeding? Many hard foods are very high in carbs which makes regulating the diabetes difficult.
 
Thanks for your replies, the hard food it HILLS, Science Plan W/D as pescribed by the vet. i know alot of people on here and elsewhere arent impressed with it. But i would rather keep something down forher esp of a night and now the UK are going into summer
 
Another option to dry food is to mix a little water in with the canned and leave it down for him to munch on overnight or when you are gone. I leave frozen food canned food down for my bunch overnight or when we have to be away during their normal meal time. I can't use any dry food here as I have one non-diabetic that is highly allergic to it don't know what is in it but even the grain free stuff makes him tear his face apart, so with him and my 2 diabetics it is just safer all the way around to leave canned food out.

Mel, Maxwell Musette & The Fur Gang
 
Many of us leave the canned food out for the entire cycle. If there are concerns about spoilage or scarfing, freeze half so it can't be eaten until it thaws. Alternatively, put a cooler pack under the plate.
Then you can dispense witht he hard/dry food.

Didn't know if you'd seen this; may be helpful.
Canned cat food for EUROPEANS and International buyers
 
IntheUK said:
Thanks for your replies, the hard food it HILLS, Science Plan W/D as pescribed by the vet. i know alot of people on here and elsewhere arent impressed with it. But i would rather keep something down forher esp of a night and now the UK are going into summer
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It's not good to feed any dry food, but W/D is especially bad for diabetic cats because the amount of carbs is about 5 times what a cat should consume. In fact, I'm convinced that the huge carb load in this food caused my cat's diabetes. You will not have much success regulating your cat feeding that food. It will also drastically increase your cat's insulin needs.

I freeze portions of canned cat food and leave them out for Bandit in an auto feeder. You can also just leave the frozen portions out if you don't have a cat that will sit and lick at them for hours like I do. Or, like Mel said, you can free-feed canned food just like you would dry food--you just leave it out and add water to keep it moist. I wish I could do this with Bandit, but he's a cat that will eat until he pukes if any food is left out (including dry).
 
Well, you can continue to feed some dry food, but it's not good for the cat, is high carb, so lousy for a diabetic, no matter what the vet says.
Feeding Your Cat: Know The Basics of Feline Nutrition
It's also very difficult to regulate the cat's numbers when there is dry food fed.

You can use an autofeeder to spread out the day's amount of wet food; many use this type of feeder.
Petsafe 5-meal Auto Feeder

To calculate BG values, there is the fdmb convertor you can use:
BG Conversion Calculator

If your cat is eating dry food and drinking less water, you could run into issues with your cat becoming dehydrated. You can add water to the wet food you are feeding, and it will help hydrate where that dry food does not.
 
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