Hi, all -
I've been a lurker for the past year. I'm posting now because I need advice.
Background: In November 2015, my cat, Mr. Kitty, started showing signs of diabetes (urinating outside his litter box, large quantities of urine, drinking lots of water). At the time, the vet said that while his sugar was high, he was young, and so we should start by modifying his diet. Back then, Mr. Kitty ate dry cat food. He hated wet food.
In March 2016, we moved from Arkansas to Texas. One month later ... hello, scary episode of DKA. Mr. Kitty was hospitalized for several days. Upon his release, we started him on Lantus. We started at one unit and moved gradually to three units. By then, I could see a difference. He was playful again and not hungry all the time. His urine output decreased as well. At that same time, we weaned him off the dry food and started feeding him one can of Fancy Feast canned classic food twice a day.
In August 2016, we moved back to Arkansas. For the next seven months, we remained at the 3-unit dose. And then, in April 2017, Mr. Kitty started losing weight and acting desperately hungry all the time. Since then, we've moved up to 7 units. Still, he is skinny and hungry. His most recent glucose test was last week. He goes back in three weeks.
So here's my question. How much should I be feeding him? Right now, he gets one can of Fancy Feast Classic in the morning and a second in the evening. (I give him his insulin as he starts to eat.) In the past few months, I started feeding him a can and a half in the evening because he was still so hungry. (He can topple a trash can and plow through it like a pro. We have to put the trash away each night to keep him out of it.)
He's a long and large-boned cat. It pains me to see him skinny and hungry. And yet ... we're trying to get his insulin regulated.
Is a can in the morning and a can and a half in the evening wise? Should it just be one can at each feeding?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
I've been a lurker for the past year. I'm posting now because I need advice.
Background: In November 2015, my cat, Mr. Kitty, started showing signs of diabetes (urinating outside his litter box, large quantities of urine, drinking lots of water). At the time, the vet said that while his sugar was high, he was young, and so we should start by modifying his diet. Back then, Mr. Kitty ate dry cat food. He hated wet food.
In March 2016, we moved from Arkansas to Texas. One month later ... hello, scary episode of DKA. Mr. Kitty was hospitalized for several days. Upon his release, we started him on Lantus. We started at one unit and moved gradually to three units. By then, I could see a difference. He was playful again and not hungry all the time. His urine output decreased as well. At that same time, we weaned him off the dry food and started feeding him one can of Fancy Feast canned classic food twice a day.
In August 2016, we moved back to Arkansas. For the next seven months, we remained at the 3-unit dose. And then, in April 2017, Mr. Kitty started losing weight and acting desperately hungry all the time. Since then, we've moved up to 7 units. Still, he is skinny and hungry. His most recent glucose test was last week. He goes back in three weeks.
So here's my question. How much should I be feeding him? Right now, he gets one can of Fancy Feast Classic in the morning and a second in the evening. (I give him his insulin as he starts to eat.) In the past few months, I started feeding him a can and a half in the evening because he was still so hungry. (He can topple a trash can and plow through it like a pro. We have to put the trash away each night to keep him out of it.)
He's a long and large-boned cat. It pains me to see him skinny and hungry. And yet ... we're trying to get his insulin regulated.
Is a can in the morning and a can and a half in the evening wise? Should it just be one can at each feeding?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
