If your cat simply won t eat canned food and you find it necessary to feed kibble dry foods with lower than average carbohydrate levels that are designed specifically to help with diabetic control are available through veterinarians.
What to feed a diabetic cat that won t eat.
No food is good if the cat won t eat it.
Frostig feeds his cat half a can of high protein low carb cat food in the morning and half a can at night following each portion with a shot of insulin.
You may find that heating the food or mixing in fish oil broth or cooked egg could entice your picky cat to eat.
Hi there my cat was recently diagnosed as diabetic two weeks ago.
Cats are by nature meat eaters.
It might be something to try but generally doesn t work and insulin is required.
She s decided that i m not gonna eat that is her new favorite game in the world.
According to estimates diabetes mellitus in cats is on the rise.
Our vet was pushing the dry diabetic cat foods which i resisted after reading all the information online the first week he was doing very well and enjoying the wet cat food.
Choose a high protein dry food if your cat won t eat wet food.
Your regimen may be slightly different but regardless of when you feed your cat it s important that they eat.
My cat bella has been driving me crazy.
Our 2020 guide to feeding a diabetic cat.
If your cat still won t eat take the food away and provide fresh food later in the day.
Reasons that your diabetic cat might be eating less than usual or not at all include food related issues diabetes complications and other medical issues.
Whilst leaving food out for your cat to eat as it likes is normal you ll need to control your cat s food intake if it has diabetes.
Be sure your cat has access to fresh clean water at all times.
Another of the tips on feeding a cat with diabetes is to establish a different food routine.
Talk to your veterinarian before switching your cat s food.
As food goes madame won t have the chicken that would.
Contact your veterinarian for specific recommendations.
If the food is left to harden and become stale.
You should feed your cat half of its daily ration after the insulin injection.
Cats 8 best diabetic cat foods.
Many vets figure that just a diet change to a low carb prescription food will stabilize the diabetes good luck.
He was prescribed insulin 2x daily and we slowly changed his diet to the wet foods after researching online with binky s comparison chart.