Should cats that are diabetic eat only wet food with less than 10% carbs - and NO dry food at all??

Question

My can has been diagnosed with Diabetes and will start having insulin injections tomorrow. He was diagnosed a few days ago, but the diabetes was strongly suspected about 12 days ago.

The first change that we made was to put him on an all wet food diet. No dry food at all! This advice was initially received from a couple of people here in the Cat section of Yahoo Answers and I also checked it with a couple of other sources online.

My cat has improved greatly with this dietary change alone. He seems a lot better. More energy, more stable, and a real decrease in the symptoms that initially made us think he had a problem.

Don't get me wrong. We are still going ahead with treatment for him and will continue to watch things very closely.

I am just curious to hear what folks here feed their diabetic cats. Have you tried using all wet food with less than 10% carbs? And did this help? Apparently it has worked very well for us, but I would love to hear what others think.

Just a note: our cats dietary changes were made at least 10 days ago.

Answer 1

You obviously knoiw my answer so I am posting this for other peoples benefit.
Dry food is probably the number 1 reason why cats get diabetes in the first place
The only low carb dry food out there under 10% is innova evo. The thing is, it still spikes many cats bg numbers compared to canned foods.
If you insist on feeding dry food, evo is the best choice out there even over the prescription stuff (don't want to use the word food here)
Hills anti science diet sponsers many vet schools as well as teaching other vets about alleged nutrtion. (sigh) Dry foods are loaded with carbs fillers vegetablkes verses animal protein as well as not having enough moisture in the food.
You have a fat cat? bet you are feeding dry. Cats will eat less if they get more of what they need

Not all canned foods are alike. Most gravy flavored foods are also loaded with carbs
Diabetes is NOT a death sentence. No life span lost and a cat can live a long happy life with proper treatment
You need as an owner of a diabetic cat to BE IN CONTROL.
That means gettiing the information needed. That means protecting your cat from a hypo by not shooting when insulin is not needed.
You need to learn to HOMETEST your cat to protect it and learn.
Would you give insulin to a child without testing? If not, why would you do it to your cat?
Vets (not all) sometimes start off with dangerous treeatment options. Start on a low dose and slowly work your way up.
If anyone needs help with their cat that has diabetes, do not hesitate to contact me if you want to

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Answer 4

Switching to low-carb canned food seems to be the way to go. It helped my old, diabetic cat quite a bit. Before Mango got sick, I'd always fed all my cats just dry food. Now I'm seriously considering a wet food diet for the new kitten.

Answer 5

My parents had a diabetic cat...he was given only 1/4 cup of dry food every day and wet for all else.. go to your local pet supply store and look for a dry food that is low in carbs...
alot of cats become diabetic becuase their owners are feeding them food from grocery store and wal Mart - these foods are ALL crap!!!!!

read the labels at the pet store - not all foods are the same..
always avoid by-products (beaks feet and feathers) if a food contains these you can be sure its a crappy food and dont even need to look any further at it.
avoid foods with lots of commercials - commercials mean they are putting $ into advertising and NOT into ingredients..
avoid foods like "Science Diet" who PAY vets to promote it... and again put money into promoting a food NOT into ingredients..(its a crappy food - most vets receive very little training on actual ingredients and brands )

Answer 6

Double check with your vet about feeding him just the wet food. My cat was diabetic (on insulin shots) for about 5 years before he died and was only allowed wet food as a special treat once in a while, on orders from our vet. It could depend on how severe his diabetes is, so check with your vet before you make any significant diet change like this.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

What does the vet say?? Follow your vet's advice,

PS-- if you have trouble injecting him, use a shorter needle-- the vet has them or the pharmacy does -- my friends who have diabetic cats say it works so well that they rarely feel the needle going in, and so they don;t squirm or get upset when they get their shots

Answer 9

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