hollyhett ([info]hollyhett) wrote in [info]felinediabetes,
@ 2007-12-20 14:39:00
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Food change?
Hello!   My cat was diabetic for about two years, but with a combo of insulin and Purina DM food, he reverted back to normalcy about two years ago.  Our vet. recommended that we keep him on the DM food as it's what helped him come out of diabetes.  
Is there other food I could try that's not $40/bag?  I've been reading that some owners feed their cats Fancy Feast.  Would this make for a good DM food substitue?  My cat has always eaten dry food so he wouldn't need a wet diet.  Has anyone switched specifically from DM to Fancy Feast (or other food)?  
I would like to make this change, but I would feel horrible is it made him slip back into diabetes!

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[info]hollyhett
2007-12-20 08:42 pm UTC (link)
Just realized my post was very similar to the last post about food! I forgot to mention that he is 11 years old...maybe think about senior food that's also high in protein?

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[info]minjo
2007-12-20 09:02 pm UTC (link)
My cats were dry only, with wet food as a 'treat'. Now, they're exclusively on Fancy Feast (or Friskies, if FF isn't available). The healthy cats adjusted fine (and were in fact thrilled that now every mealtime is treat time), but my diabetic cat had loose stools for about a week while he was adjusting. We went from Purina DM dry to Fancy Feast, and his blood sugars have improved so much just with a diet change! FF has a lot less carbs than DM dry. Now we only keep the DM around if we're going to be gone overnight, but otherwise it was well worth it to switch to FF.

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[info]vicious_wench
2007-12-20 09:55 pm UTC (link)

Here are the best options if you insist on feeding dry food.*
In no particular order:
Innova EVO
Wellness CORE
Nature's Variety Raw Instinct
Solid Gold Indigo

Basically, you want foods where less than 10% of the calories come from carbohydrates.

I personally, having read an insane amount on feline nutrition, went with the canned food options because dry food is almost always somewhat dehydrating for a cat. And you have more options there.

Here's a great resource on feeding your diabetic cat: www.catinfo.org -- lots of info!

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[info]nikon6
2007-12-20 10:57 pm UTC (link)
check the food charts up at the top of the community. There are lots of foods that are good for diabetics that aren't as costly. You'll need to pick a higher quality, high protein, low carb food. We really liked how Jing did on Nutro..

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[info]dangerbabies
2007-12-22 09:08 am UTC (link)
my cats eat innova evo. two of them refuse most or all canned food, so they eat evo dry. it is $30-35 or so for a bag instead of $40. not that great an improvement, pricewise. but it seems to have a much better nutritional profile (and no grains!).

our diabetic cat, sacha, is on a pretty strict wet-food-only diet. for a number of months we've been feeding him merrick's low glycemic canned foods. he got sick of the evo canned--there is only one flavor and he's never been enthusiastic about it. there are around 4 varieties of merrick canned food that say "low-glycemic" on the label. turduckhen is sacha and stirling's favorite.

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[info]dangerbabies
2007-12-22 09:11 am UTC (link)
oh, i mean i've seen about 4 varieties of merrick's low-glycemic canned food. there may be others i haven't heard of.

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