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Old 06-21-2021, 12:40 PM  
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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 06-22-2021, 07:28 AM   #31
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What kind of dog is he?
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Old 06-22-2021, 07:30 AM   #32
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What kind of dog is he?
Chinese Crested.
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Old 06-22-2021, 07:34 AM   #33
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Chinese Crested.
My mother in law had one of those, it was the biggest pain in the ass dog. I love animals but that one was tiring.
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Old 06-22-2021, 07:38 AM   #34
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My mother in law had one of those, it was the biggest pain in the ass dog. I love animals but that one was tiring.
Healthy, they're not that bad.

We have 3, two of them rescued and those two are hairless, which requires a bit of extra care (but not much). They have to have lotion in the winter to prevent them from getting too dry and they sometimes have to wear clothes if it's too cold but other than that, they're mostly just like any other dog.

The one we have that's not a rescuer is actually a full-coat dog and you wouldn't even know he's a crested by looking at him. He looks like a little terrier.
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Old 06-22-2021, 12:21 PM   #35
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Not to be a downer here but think long and hard about what you are starting. It will be extra work for the rest of it's life. It will be harder/more expensive to find find pet sitters or boarding kennels and if you do get tired of doing all the little extra things the critter would be very hard to find a new home for. I was raised back in the times when animals didn't have their own health insurance and very few people would spend thousands on pets, more often they said goodbye to the pet and put it to sleep. Then when ready they'd go to a shelter or a neighbor that just had a litter and find another pet to become a part of the family. Not advocating for euthanasia at all here, just a slightly different perspective and you/your pet deserve to look at all sides.
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Old 06-22-2021, 12:32 PM   #36
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I had no idea so many people have experienced pets with diabetes. How on earth does a pet get diabetes? Did you fee them crappy food that the first ingredient is corn?
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Old 06-22-2021, 12:35 PM   #37
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I had no idea so many people have experienced pets with diabetes. How on earth does a pet get diabetes? Did you fee them crappy food that the first ingredient is corn?
Much like people food, your average dog food has the nutritional value of a TV dinner and contains fillers, chemicals, and high fructose corn syrup.
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Old 06-22-2021, 12:37 PM   #38
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Reading this thread yesterday made me realize that I view cats as throw-away animals.

Sounds ****ed up to say, i know. But between my mother and father in law and all these goddamn strays i've begun to view them more as rodents than pets.

I just wish they'd stop shitting in my front yard ffs.
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Old 06-22-2021, 12:42 PM   #39
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Much like people food, your average dog food has the nutritional value of a TV dinner and contains fillers, chemicals, and high fructose corn syrup.
And humans typically feed them way too much.
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Much like people food, your average dog food has the nutritional value of a TV dinner and contains fillers, chemicals, and high fructose corn syrup.
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And humans typically feed them way too much.
And yep.

I feed mine higher quality food. If the food ingredient list starts with corn, it's garbage. And I also limit their food. They get fed a specific amount twice a day. Sure, they get a bit of table scraps here and there but that doesn't amount to much. Exercise is also important.
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Old 06-22-2021, 12:57 PM   #41
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I honestly learned a lot about pet nutrition from keeping fish. An aquarium or koi pond is a closed system.

With a dog or cat, you're not overly worried about what comes OUT of them after they eat that crap. You just pick it up and throw it away.

With an aquarium, the more crap is in the food, the less of it they can actually digest, which leads to all kinds of water quality issues.
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So found out my cat is alcoholic..

I was wondering where all my booze disappered to!
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Old 06-22-2021, 02:21 PM   #43
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I had no idea so many people have experienced pets with diabetes. How on earth does a pet get diabetes? Did you fee them crappy food that the first ingredient is corn?
With my cat it's pretty simple really. He was a rescue. He was just this tiny little malnourished orange cat. He looked like he was at the end of his rope, rough hair, skin and bones. But he came up to my kids one day outside and he was just super friendly and I felt bad for him so we took him in.

He probably gained 10lbs in 2 months. He was kitten size and then full cat size in the snap of a finger. But because of that experience he's always been an overeater, he can't get out of his head that he's going to starve so he must eat as much as he can.

So basically if you free feed and he's a food hoarder this can happen. My other 3 don't eat like that so I don't worry about them.

But even with all that only about 1% of cats will actually be diabetic.
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Old 06-22-2021, 02:22 PM   #44
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So found out my cat is alcoholic..

I was wondering where all my booze disappeared to!

Pets need boundaries. Especially cats. You just need to arrange your bar in a way so that he understands what's off limits. Maybe a sign that says "Human Booze" and another that says "Pussy Liquor."
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Reading this thread yesterday made me realize that I view cats as throw-away animals.

Sounds ****ed up to say, i know. But between my mother and father in law and all these goddamn strays i've begun to view them more as rodents than pets.

I just wish they'd stop shitting in my front yard ffs.
Some cats are dicks like people, but if you find one you have a bond with it's very satisfying.
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