Just Diagnosed

[Stephanie plehn]

My 8 year old cat Toby was just diagnosed last night. Glucose levels 450! I'm looking for food suggestions - the vet recommended Purina DM but what I'm reading here that Fancy Feast Classic and Friskies Pate are great options. If anyone can confirm or deny would much appreciate. Thanks for the support

 

[ja9390]

Yes, fancy feast pates along with friskies are great options. They are all under 10% carbs which is appropriate for diabetics. Also, special kitty pates from Walmart are excellent and ultra low carb...around 3 or 4% and dirt cheap. The Hills and other prescription diets aren't all great great although I'm not familiar with Purina DM. Instead of fighting with the vet about this just tell her that you are feeding what you can afford but that you have obtained the carb values of the pates you are feeding, and they are within an appropriate range.

 

[Olive & Paula]

Fancy feast is what most use. The DM wet is low carb but not the best for ingredients.

 

[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

Other issues with Purina DM - it has ingredients that are no better than store bought food and is much more expensive. (there is nothing "prescription" about it other than the cost and that you can only buy it from a vet.) And it is liver based so many cats refuse to eat it after a while.

 

[Barri & Sonny]

There is a food list of all 8% or less carbs. I cant seem to locate it though...can someone share the link??

 

[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

http://www.catinfo.org/docs/FoodChartPublic9-22-12.pdf

 

[brenda noll]

My 8 year old cat Toby was just diagnosed last night. Glucose levels 450! I'm looking for food suggestions - the vet recommended Purina DM but what I'm reading here that Fancy Feast Classic and Friskies Pate are great options. If anyone can confirm or deny would much appreciate. Thanks for the support

I am feeding mine that was just diagnosed last week FF classic right before insulin shot then they all are on Young Again zero Carb. go to Young Again pet food site lots of info

 

[Critter Mom]

There is a food list of all 8% or less carbs. I cant seem to locate it though...can someone share the link??

http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/shortcut-shopping-list-all-8-or-less-updated.117688/


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[Julia & Bandit (GA)]

I am feeding mine that was just diagnosed last week FF classic right before insulin shot then they all are on Young Again zero Carb. go to Young Again pet food site lots of info

I typically don't recommend dry food (even the low carb ones) for diabetic cats unless they absolutely refuse to eat canned. Even the lower carb dry foods (and Young Again Zero Carb is not actually zero carbs--it's zero digestible carbs and about 6% when you calculate the full carb content) can cause higher BG in some cats because it's not a low glycemic food. Also, feeding dry foods leads to chronic dehydration of cats, which in turn can cause kidney and urinary tract issues.

This is a great website that explains basic feline nutrition and the issues with dry food: http://catinfo.org/

If the convenience factor of dry food is the driving issue, there are ways you can gain the same levels of convenience with canned food by utilizing automatic feeders and frozen canned food portions. You can also free feed canned food (and frozen canned food), if your cats aren't food crazy like mine. One of my friends free feeds all four of her cats canned food without a problem because all of them self-regulate their eating. Mine will gobble down anything left out, so we use auto feeders at my house.