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Diabetic Cat
I'm after some advice from anyone who has experience of caring for a
Diabetic Cat We have 3 casts and the Oldest , 12, has been diagnosed with Diabetes. She will now have to be on a perscription diet. But the other 2 can continue to eat as they usually do. The problem that we have is that they are house cats and therefore when we are at work, they have the run of the house, so how can we stop the diabetic cat from eating the other food? Also, does anyone know if its possible to check pets glucose levels at home rather than having to take them to the vets every 2 weeks for a blood test. I know people have a little "computer" which they can use at home to check their levels, is there any such thing for cats? Thanks Kate |
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Hi Kate,
Keeping them out of each other's food can be tough. If you can do it, serve the cats' meals at a specific time. Isolate the diabetic one from the others while eating. Wet food was recommended for our diabetic cat. If you are using dry and free-feed, could you leave the diabetic dry out for everyone? Our cat was pretty good about staying away from the other's dry food because he had his fill of wet food. You could also serve them wet meals, but leave a little diabetic dry out to nibble on during the day. Our vet wanted at least some food out in case Bob's sugar went to low and he needed to eat while we weren't there. You can do bloodtests at home, using glucometers that you get at a drug store. There's a great message board that helped me with all of my diabetic cat questions he http://www.felinediabetes.com/terms.htm. They are experienced in every aspect of taking care of a diabetic cat. They will have websites about blood testing, etc. Good luck, Rhonda Kate wrote: I'm after some advice from anyone who has experience of caring for a Diabetic Cat We have 3 casts and the Oldest , 12, has been diagnosed with Diabetes. She will now have to be on a perscription diet. But the other 2 can continue to eat as they usually do. The problem that we have is that they are house cats and therefore when we are at work, they have the run of the house, so how can we stop the diabetic cat from eating the other food? Also, does anyone know if its possible to check pets glucose levels at home rather than having to take them to the vets every 2 weeks for a blood test. I know people have a little "computer" which they can use at home to check their levels, is there any such thing for cats? Thanks Kate |
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