SO... i have been treating my Tater for diabetes for a while and am getting more and more information and thus confidence to do more at home treatment.
Once my life returns a bit more to normal (lots of travel lately) I would like to get into the habit of making most of their food and just giving them some canned food to cover their taurine needs.
I know they can get taurine from raw meat but Tater in particular cant handle food that isn't in small bits ground and processing destroys taurine.
My vegetarianism also makes me really not to want to deal with meat, but it is what it is.
But for right now, all four of my kitties are on Sophisticat canned cat food; Turkey & Giblets Dinner and Mixed Grill.
I selected these foods based on the Janet and Binky charts. The charts listed as containing 0% carbs.
However, when I look at the cans and "do the math" based on the (I know unreliable) guaranteed minimums and maximums, I get the following sums:
Mixed Grill 97%
Turkey & Giblets Dinner 96.8%
Are the Janet and Binky charts based on more accurate information provided by the manufacturer, or are the amounts possibly out dated?
Tater went into remission once from dietary changes and I am hopeful he will again and my goal is to reach 0% carb intake. (Except for occasional treats and a bit of live wheat grass or cat nip.)
Once my life returns a bit more to normal (lots of travel lately) I would like to get into the habit of making most of their food and just giving them some canned food to cover their taurine needs.
I know they can get taurine from raw meat but Tater in particular cant handle food that isn't in small bits ground and processing destroys taurine.
My vegetarianism also makes me really not to want to deal with meat, but it is what it is.
But for right now, all four of my kitties are on Sophisticat canned cat food; Turkey & Giblets Dinner and Mixed Grill.
I selected these foods based on the Janet and Binky charts. The charts listed as containing 0% carbs.
However, when I look at the cans and "do the math" based on the (I know unreliable) guaranteed minimums and maximums, I get the following sums:
Mixed Grill 97%
Turkey & Giblets Dinner 96.8%
Are the Janet and Binky charts based on more accurate information provided by the manufacturer, or are the amounts possibly out dated?
Tater went into remission once from dietary changes and I am hopeful he will again and my goal is to reach 0% carb intake. (Except for occasional treats and a bit of live wheat grass or cat nip.)