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I have a cat who was previously diagnosed as diabetic and was on various doses of insulin for about 18 months. About 2 years ago insulin was stopped and the cat is well and healthy. I still give him Hills M/D food partly as a precaution and because he strangely won't eat anything else. He won't even eat fish or meat! I understand that it is possible for cats to become non-diabetic (A phenomenon unique to cats)
Anyway my question is how likely is my cat to develop cataracts? I read that diabetic dogs are much more likely than diabetic cats to get Cataracts. Thanks in advance for any info |
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On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 05:45:18 -0700 (PDT), Alison Sinclair
wrote: I have a cat who was previously diagnosed as diabetic and was on various doses of insulin for about 18 months. About 2 years ago insulin was stopped and the cat is well and healthy. I still give him Hills M/D food partly as a precaution and because he strangely won't eat anything else. He won't even eat fish or meat! I understand that it is possible for cats to become non-diabetic (A phenomenon unique to cats) Anyway my question is how likely is my cat to develop cataracts? I read that diabetic dogs are much more likely than diabetic cats to get Cataracts. Thanks in advance for any info I don't think that cats becoming non-diabetic is unique. I have a relative who was diabetic and lost lots of weight and now is off insulin so I think it can happen to people too. |
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"dgk" wrote in message news On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 05:45:18 -0700 (PDT), Alison Sinclair wrote: I have a cat who was previously diagnosed as diabetic and was on various doses of insulin for about 18 months. About 2 years ago insulin was stopped and the cat is well and healthy. I still give him Hills M/D food partly as a precaution and because he strangely won't eat anything else. He won't even eat fish or meat! I understand that it is possible for cats to become non-diabetic (A phenomenon unique to cats) Anyway my question is how likely is my cat to develop cataracts? I read that diabetic dogs are much more likely than diabetic cats to get Cataracts. Thanks in advance for any info I don't think that cats becoming non-diabetic is unique. I have a relative who was diabetic and lost lots of weight and now is off insulin so I think it can happen to people too. ~~~~~~~~ Diet alone can bring cats into remission, and it should be permanent if an appropriate diet is used (canned food only, no grains, no dry kibble). I am diabetic and have been able to maintain good control through diet. In my opinion, a person is not "cured" of diabetes. Instead, it may be "under control" and may not even require medication. MaryL |
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