Kitten with Type 1 Diabetes

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That should be ok. Believe it or not, there is a lot more in the canned tuna than you may realize. Government regulations on canned tuna.

Most cans of tuna have tuna, water, salt. Some also contain soy or broth, with unlisted ingredients in the broth. So you might not want to use the tuna water every time.

Does Minnie like grated Parmesan cheese? Some people sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top of the canned food.

Another idea for you. Get some chicken baby food and mix the enzymes for EPI into the chicken baby food. Like the Gerber chicken and gravy food. A little bit of cornstarch in there, but sometimes you have to make compromises on the ingredients. Or you could cook up the chicken yourself, and puree in a blender or food processor.
 
Joanna Duncan said:
Hi, a quick question for you Deb. If I put a little water from canned tuna on top of Minnie's wet food with the enzymes, would that be ok?
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As Deb mentioned there are lots of things in tuna water usually soy is added so not the best food, and they usually become kind of addicts to it, that being said if the tuna water does not cause any stomach upset I gotta say is one of the best ways to hide meds and supplements, and as long as you do not give too much I've used it for a long time Babu and my civies (non diabetic cats) get 2 teaspoons of tuna water with phosphorus binders, meds and supplements that even though I tried there was no way of "hiding" them in the food and they just love it in the tuna water which means I'm sure they got what they need and then after that they get their food, as mentioned they become kind of addicts because they won't start eating breakfast unless they have had their tuna water first not ideal but sometimes one has to compromise and It has saved me lots of problems
 
Veronica & Babu-chiri said:
As Deb mentioned there are lots of things in tuna water usually soy is added so not the best food, and they usually become kind of addicts to it, that being said if the tuna water does not cause any stomach upset I gotta say is one of the best ways to hide meds and supplements, and as long as you do not give too much I've used it for a long time Babu and my civies (non diabetic cats) get 2 teaspoons of tuna water with phosphorus binders, meds and supplements that even though I tried there was no way of "hiding" them in the food and they just love it in the tuna water which means I'm sure they got what they need and then after that they get their food, as mentioned they become kind of addicts because they won't start eating breakfast unless they have had their tuna water first not ideal but sometimes one has to compromise and It has saved me lots of problems
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Anyway I can get the enzymes in Minnie right now!! Although I just gave her Fancy Feast chicken pate for the first time and she loved it and it had the enzymes in it. So hopefully problem solved....at least for now. I still give her Blue Buffalo kitten food which she did love until I added enzymes so I am putting the Tuna water on it
 
So some new news on Minnie this morning. Her TLI test (for Exocrine Pancreatic Insuffieciency) came back normal...so no more enzymes. New problem however, low Cobalamin level so she has B12 deficiency and we will be beginning B12 injections!
 
That’s great news about the TLI results! No more enzymes, yay for that! I’m sure Minnie will be happy about that too.
Good that she will be starting the B12 injections for the low Cobalamin.
 
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