Gatoluna
Member Since 2026
Hello Everyone,
Like the post says I have a few questions and concerns regarding my cat. My cat TY is about to be 8years old and is 14.3lbs (weighed today). He is currently on Lantus 2.5 units 2x a day. his current diet is Fancy feast Classic pate (poultry & beef) His schedule is as follows:
6:30am 1.25 cans of pate specifically 1 can @6:30 and 0.25 @7am Insulin given @7am. (the food keeps him occupied when giving the shot he likes to move a lot)
12:45pm 0.5 cans of pate
6:30pm 1.25 can of pate - 1 can @6:30pm and 0.25 @7pm Insulin given @7pm. (He gets his shots on time daily)
The vet previously had him on royal canin glucose food which was super high in carbs. (they said Royal Canin is what's recommended when I told them I am switching to fancy feast and that they could not or don't have information on other types of food.)
I check his glucose before his evening meal and it was previously running in the high 400's but now anywhere from 300-350 (using the human ReliOn meter). I am starting to fill out the spreadsheet again to keep track.
The vet says he needs to lose weight but I want direction on how to safely reduce his meals. I also will be moving so my sister will no longer be able to give him a mid day snack. The vet says 2 meals a day is preferred for diabetic patients but he meows. He definitely meows a lot from 5:45-6:30 am before his first feeding. I work 6 days a week so I feel bad that I have not been strict with glucose testing and doing curves. I am trying to move things around so I can have a more strict schedule with testing him. (no one in my house is comfortable checking his glucose so I am the only one) So I guess my questions would be:
How do you decrease the cat's food safely?
How did you change from feeding multiple times a day to only 2? Did it help or actually make it worse?
Should I decrease his food on the weekend when I am more at home and test multiple times a day?
I read that I may possibly have to reduce insulin if the reduction of food creates a drop in blood sugar but how do I know how much to drop it?
Thank you in advance for your answers. This forum has been so much help with navigating this diagnosis.
Like the post says I have a few questions and concerns regarding my cat. My cat TY is about to be 8years old and is 14.3lbs (weighed today). He is currently on Lantus 2.5 units 2x a day. his current diet is Fancy feast Classic pate (poultry & beef) His schedule is as follows:
6:30am 1.25 cans of pate specifically 1 can @6:30 and 0.25 @7am Insulin given @7am. (the food keeps him occupied when giving the shot he likes to move a lot)
12:45pm 0.5 cans of pate
6:30pm 1.25 can of pate - 1 can @6:30pm and 0.25 @7pm Insulin given @7pm. (He gets his shots on time daily)
The vet previously had him on royal canin glucose food which was super high in carbs. (they said Royal Canin is what's recommended when I told them I am switching to fancy feast and that they could not or don't have information on other types of food.)
I check his glucose before his evening meal and it was previously running in the high 400's but now anywhere from 300-350 (using the human ReliOn meter). I am starting to fill out the spreadsheet again to keep track.
The vet says he needs to lose weight but I want direction on how to safely reduce his meals. I also will be moving so my sister will no longer be able to give him a mid day snack. The vet says 2 meals a day is preferred for diabetic patients but he meows. He definitely meows a lot from 5:45-6:30 am before his first feeding. I work 6 days a week so I feel bad that I have not been strict with glucose testing and doing curves. I am trying to move things around so I can have a more strict schedule with testing him. (no one in my house is comfortable checking his glucose so I am the only one) So I guess my questions would be:
How do you decrease the cat's food safely?
How did you change from feeding multiple times a day to only 2? Did it help or actually make it worse?
Should I decrease his food on the weekend when I am more at home and test multiple times a day?
I read that I may possibly have to reduce insulin if the reduction of food creates a drop in blood sugar but how do I know how much to drop it?
Thank you in advance for your answers. This forum has been so much help with navigating this diagnosis.
Canned food is fine to leave out in a feeder all day. Some feeders have a cooling feature or just ice packs to keep food cool.