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Old May 11th 14, 04:29 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
jmcquown[_2_]
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Default Sophie's insulin shots

On 5/11/2014 11:12 AM, Robert Catt wrote:


"MaryL" wrote in message ...
This is great news about Sophie. You are giving her special care.
What food does she receive? I know a vet tech who is a diabetes
specialist.
She has had exceptional results by having her patients eat exclusively
grain-free canned food (usually Wellness). Most of them have had such good
results that they no longer test as diabetic and do not need insulin.
MaryL

Our vet has prescribed Hill's RD Prescription Diet dry and wet food for
Sophie. It's specially formulated for overweight cats.

http://www.hillspet.com/products/pd-...en-canned.html

Bob, you may want to ask the vet about Hill's m/d. It's designed for
weight *and* glucose management for diabetic cats. It's what my
neighbor feeds her chubby diabetic cat.

In case you didn't know, you can occasionally print coupons for the r/x
food from the Hill's web site. Or call and ask them and they'll snail
mail you one or two. They'll only do it once every few months, but
every little bit helps. (Persia eats Hill's k/d for kidney problems.)

Jill