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Scarlett Rae

Scarlett Rae

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My 11 year old cat Scarlett was diagnosed with diabetes with a blood sugar of 483 one week ago. Semglee 1u every 12 hours was ordered, although I have not yet started as I am trying to get her on a feeding schedule. She was 3 siblings and was free fed Royal Canin S/O with satiety because one sibling has a history of urinary crystals and others were trending to obesity.

I've tried canned food and low carb dry food, but she just won't eat much if any. I need to separate the cats to feed and I'm not sure if she is suspicious because of that or just doesn't like the food, although I've tried different flavors. She will eat some of the Royal Canin, her old treats (Temptations) and some low carbs treats I've purchased, but no canned food and little of the low carb dry. Some have told me she'll eat when she wants, but I'm concerned about her intake and nutrition.

Any suggestions or advice is appreciated.
 
We had two cats with never ending urinary tract infections, the Royal Canin S/O put a stop to that but these were not diabetic cats. I don't have a magnifying glass handy to read the labels on the cans. Despite what it looks like (pig slop) most of us started with Fancy Feast. After a shot a cat really needs to eat and cats won't eat what they cannot smell. FF definitely smells like something, our cats go berserk for it.
483 is getting high, is she consistently that high? What's holding you back from starting insulin?
 
There is also no need to stop free feeding. You may want to consider a chip enabled feeder for the SO kitty -- the feeder will only open for the cat whose chip is paired with the feeder.

I can't speak to the effectiveness of the S/O. However, if. you switch Scarlett and your other cats to a low carb, canned food diet, there is a very good chance the overweight cats will lose weight. Dry food or high carb food is not a species appropriate diet. Cats are obligate carnivores -- they do not need the fruits, veggies, etc. that are in some foods. All they need is protein and the supplements necessary to ensure they are getting a nutritionally complete diet. You may want to look at this website on feline nutrition. It's written by a vet. There is also a section on urinary track issues along with a chart that lists the nutritional content, including carbs, of most canned cat food available in the US.
 
This is not an endorsement of Royal Canin S/O for diabetics. Because it worked for us doesn't really mean anything.
What's in it:
Crude Protein 32.5%
Crude Fat 13.0%
Crude Fiber 4.0%
Moisture 8.0%
Carbs: 40.98%
 
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