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Old 06-21-2021, 12:40 PM   Topic Starter
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So found out my cat is diabetic..
Anyone have any experience in having a pet with this condition and what that's like?
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Old 06-21-2021, 12:49 PM   #2
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Anyone have any experience in having a pet with this condition and what that's like?
Had a diabetic cat. Changed his food from dry to pate, made sure he got is insulin every 12 hours and kept an eye on his litter box for any larger than normal clumps of litter signifying excess urine.

It's not a death sentence or really anything to be to concerned about. My cat lived 7 years after his diagnosis and passed when he was 13 years old.

And one more tip; if you have to give your cat insulin, buy your own syringes. Much cheaper than getting them from the vet.
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Old 06-21-2021, 12:55 PM   #3
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Had a diabetic cat. Changed his food from dry to pate, made sure he got is insulin every 12 hours and kept an eye on his litter box for any larger than normal clumps of litter signifying excess urine.

It's not a death sentence or really anything to be to concerned about. My cat lived 7 years after his diagnosis and passed when he was 13 years old.

And one more tip; if you have to give your cat insulin, buy your own syringes. Much cheaper than getting them from the vet.
Figured the food thing was coming, I have 4 cats so trying to regulate 1 of them is going to be interesting to say the least. And yea he lost weight and started pissing like a horse so I suspected this was the issue.

He's still strong and does his normal thing so I'm thinking we got him pretty early with it that or his isn't to bad.
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Old 06-21-2021, 12:58 PM   #4
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Figured the food thing was coming, I have 4 cats so trying to regulate 1 of them is going to be interesting to say the least. And yea he lost weight and started pissing like a horse so I suspected this was the issue.

He's still strong and does his normal thing so I'm thinking we got him pretty early with it that or his isn't to bad.
We had another cat as well, so both of them switched to pate canned food. And it wasn't anything special for the food just Friskies pate cat food. And since you caught it early it can be managed easily.
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Old 06-21-2021, 01:13 PM   #5
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Figured the food thing was coming, I have 4 cats so trying to regulate 1 of them is going to be interesting to say the least. And yea he lost weight and started pissing like a horse so I suspected this was the issue.

He's still strong and does his normal thing so I'm thinking we got him pretty early with it that or his isn't to bad.
We have over a dozen cats. Some of them have dietary restrictions (we're an overflow for the rescue league).

You need something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/SureFlap-MPF0..._t1_B00DRBFBVM
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Old 06-21-2021, 01:15 PM   #6
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I hate mine so I'm sure she'd be an improvement.
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We have over a dozen cats. Some of them have dietary restrictions (we're an overflow for the rescue league).

You need something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/SureFlap-MPF0..._t1_B00DRBFBVM
Damn that's crazy, the other issue I may have is the diabetic cat is the alpha and always has been so not sure how he's gonna like this.
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Damn that's crazy, the other issue I may have is the diabetic cat is the alpha and always has been so not sure how he's gonna like this.
They work, we actually have 3 and different cats have different chips so they can only eat from certain bowls. Works pretty well actually.
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We have over a dozen cats. Some of them have dietary restrictions (we're an overflow for the rescue league).

You need something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/SureFlap-MPF0..._t1_B00DRBFBVM
If anyone has any questions on this, let me know. I have two of these due to one of my cats having kidney disease. They work great.
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If anyone has any questions on this, let me know. I have two of these due to one of my cats having kidney disease. They work great.
Benazepril really turned around a cat I have who was starting to decline due to kidney issues. Went from losing weight and just laying around most of the time to putting on muscle and chasing his sister around the house at all hours of the night like he used to when he was younger. He was a rescue so I don't know for sure, but he's in the area of 16 yrs old.
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My hope with this is we can get him under control and he won't get shots everyday forever.
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My hope with this is we can get him under control and he won't get shots everyday forever.
Not to rain on your hopes, but you're more than likely in for shots everyday. Best you can hope for is lower dosages of insulin based on your cat's bloodwork.
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Not to rain on your hopes, but you're more than likely in for shots everyday. Best you can hope for is lower dosages of insulin based on your cat's bloodwork.
So I'm back from my appointment, 2 shots a day of 2 units. They told me his food wasn't an issue unless I want to buy expensive md food which I don't really believe.

I'm going to cut out free feeding and move away from dry food.
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