nutcracker
Member Since 2012
Keziah is 15 years old, and was diagnosed less than two weeks ago. I started Lantus insulin on 12/21/2012, 1 unit twice a day. At the same time, I switched her off the dry food she's eaten all of her life, and tried the Royal Canin diabetic diet. For a couple of days, she ate it right up, but then she found it "no longer acceptable." I then tried the Purina diabetic diet, but that was a complete fail. She wouldn't touch it. I haven't tried the Hill's diet yet. My veterinarian recommended your site and mentioned Fancy Feast, so I got various Fancy Feast flavors to try. She does not seem thrilled, but she doesn't refuse to eat it at all.
Since I had to give sub-q Epogen to a prior cat, the insulin injections are not a problem for me in the least.
Keziah went back to the Cat Clinic on 12/28/2012, at which time her blood sugar was down to 113 (from in the 300's) and the veterinarian reduced her insulin to one time a day. She had also gained a little weight. It seems she may be OTJ very quickly. Her next appointment is 1/4/2012. I do have complete confidence in her veterinarian; he is a cat-only veterinarian, widely regarded as the best cat veterinarian in our area.
Keziah (as well as my younger cat, who just had surgery to remove bladder stones!) has made clear she will not eat any pate-style food. It must be sliced, minced, or whatever. If I choose "Classic" Fancy Feast, how can I tell whether it's sliced/minced/etc? I've been going by the "sliced" or whatever wording on the can where the word "Classic" is in this case. :?:
The info here has already helped in clarifying exactly what I am looking for in a food. We are waiting on the lab analysis of Malachi's bladder stones so that the appropriate diet can be recommended for him. . . . in the meantime, I'm feeding him the same thing I feed Keziah, since the vet wants them both on canned food now. Both cats ate Little Friskies yesterday, but today, Malachi wouldn't touch it--although Keziah still ate it.
Any tips on the consistency of cat foods, especially Fancy Feast or other diabetes-friendly foods, would be appreciated.
Keziah is a great cat, the most vocal cat I've ever known, and still very feisty. Her philosophy of life is, "I meow, therefore I am."
Since I had to give sub-q Epogen to a prior cat, the insulin injections are not a problem for me in the least.
Keziah went back to the Cat Clinic on 12/28/2012, at which time her blood sugar was down to 113 (from in the 300's) and the veterinarian reduced her insulin to one time a day. She had also gained a little weight. It seems she may be OTJ very quickly. Her next appointment is 1/4/2012. I do have complete confidence in her veterinarian; he is a cat-only veterinarian, widely regarded as the best cat veterinarian in our area.
Keziah (as well as my younger cat, who just had surgery to remove bladder stones!) has made clear she will not eat any pate-style food. It must be sliced, minced, or whatever. If I choose "Classic" Fancy Feast, how can I tell whether it's sliced/minced/etc? I've been going by the "sliced" or whatever wording on the can where the word "Classic" is in this case. :?:
The info here has already helped in clarifying exactly what I am looking for in a food. We are waiting on the lab analysis of Malachi's bladder stones so that the appropriate diet can be recommended for him. . . . in the meantime, I'm feeding him the same thing I feed Keziah, since the vet wants them both on canned food now. Both cats ate Little Friskies yesterday, but today, Malachi wouldn't touch it--although Keziah still ate it.
Any tips on the consistency of cat foods, especially Fancy Feast or other diabetes-friendly foods, would be appreciated.
Keziah is a great cat, the most vocal cat I've ever known, and still very feisty. Her philosophy of life is, "I meow, therefore I am."
