Benny's chef
Member Since 2024
Hi all
Benny was diagnosed diabetic about 3 years ago and his diabetes has been managed quite well with a does of 2 units morning and evening.
Benny is a rescue cat so we're not entirely sure how old be his but the best estimate is that he is 10 this year.
When I first got him (2019) he was eating Whiskas, we had quite lengthy experimental transition to higher quality foods, but got stuck at about 40% meat content foods - he just wouldn't touch the higher ones - so I took that as a win.
When he was diagnosed the Vet Nurse was adamant I needed to order diabetic food for him and reeled off a list of foods, followed by "which do you want me to order?". Having no idea what any of these were like (neither did the nurse as far as I could tell) I went away to do my research, however on returning to see the Vet and start insulin treatment they said what he was eating was find and not to cause another upset.
So for the following years he's broadly been eating, 2 pouches per day selected from:
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IAMS delights Senior land and sea in gravy
Aldi Vitacat Senior Poultry Collection in jelly
Morrisons Adult Grain Free fish in jelly
And 25g twice per day of Purina Pro Plan Vet Diabetes Management dry food.
Over the past few months, hes become quite dismissive of, in rotation, most of these. He will still eat them all but his top priority has become eating what we're eating... Which has led to a bit of a naughty treat becoming far too frequent - roast chicken.
If you're familiar with the foods concerned you'll know that they are all broadly manufactured chunks and all with a reasonable meat content. I've been looking around for something suitable to insert into the rotation for a bit of interest for him, but also considering whether he'd now go for something higher quality, plus remembering he's now getting car-diarrhoea nearly every time, and found myself a bit confused and stuck in a loop - I wondered whether anyone had any ideas or suggestions!
Many thanks
Benny was diagnosed diabetic about 3 years ago and his diabetes has been managed quite well with a does of 2 units morning and evening.
Benny is a rescue cat so we're not entirely sure how old be his but the best estimate is that he is 10 this year.
When I first got him (2019) he was eating Whiskas, we had quite lengthy experimental transition to higher quality foods, but got stuck at about 40% meat content foods - he just wouldn't touch the higher ones - so I took that as a win.
When he was diagnosed the Vet Nurse was adamant I needed to order diabetic food for him and reeled off a list of foods, followed by "which do you want me to order?". Having no idea what any of these were like (neither did the nurse as far as I could tell) I went away to do my research, however on returning to see the Vet and start insulin treatment they said what he was eating was find and not to cause another upset.
So for the following years he's broadly been eating, 2 pouches per day selected from:
Webbox in jelly
IAMS delights Senior land and sea in gravy
Aldi Vitacat Senior Poultry Collection in jelly
Morrisons Adult Grain Free fish in jelly
And 25g twice per day of Purina Pro Plan Vet Diabetes Management dry food.
Over the past few months, hes become quite dismissive of, in rotation, most of these. He will still eat them all but his top priority has become eating what we're eating... Which has led to a bit of a naughty treat becoming far too frequent - roast chicken.
If you're familiar with the foods concerned you'll know that they are all broadly manufactured chunks and all with a reasonable meat content. I've been looking around for something suitable to insert into the rotation for a bit of interest for him, but also considering whether he'd now go for something higher quality, plus remembering he's now getting car-diarrhoea nearly every time, and found myself a bit confused and stuck in a loop - I wondered whether anyone had any ideas or suggestions!
Many thanks
