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• Food, Nutrition & Supplements (not including herbs) .
• Founded in 1999 and initially dedicated to making vegan cat and dog food more readily available, they now also offer a complete line of treats, supplements and toys, as well as many earth- and animal-friendly accessories. ...
• We learned everything we know about treating diabetes in our cat and dog from information we found on the Internet as well as from personal experience. ...
• Information for both cat and dog diabetics. ...
• Providing Educational Information, Internet Resources, Personal Experiences, and Support for Owners of Diabetic Pets .
• Does Your Vet Know What He/She is Talking About? - A compilation of things that vets have told Diabetic Cat owners. ... If you have a cat with diabetes, you really should read this page, it is very enlightening.
• Com On-Line Pharmacy - Carries diabetic supplies which are discounted considerably from regular retail pricing. ...
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• Online pet supply store, carrying nutritional supplements from Azmira, Fortan, and US Animal Nutritionals of Vermont, and herbal remedies and healthy pet food from Azmira.
• * Disclaimer: The statements presented on this site have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. ...

• I will be giving basic information to enable you to approach your vet and discuss hyperlipidemia and to ask questions, especially as it may pertain to a diabetic dog.
• However, any breed of dog or cat can acquire certain types of hyperlipidemia. ...
• Diabetic Miniature Schnauzers are notoriously some of the most difficult to regulate. ... In a diabetic, especially one that is prone to pancreatitis, the pancreas may not be producing digestive enzymes in a normal manner. ...
• Pitcairn recommends that one of the diet goals for a diabetic is to relieve stress on the pancreas. ...
• So take a hyperlipidemic Miniature Schnauzer who is also a diabetic. The fat metabolism and diet concerns should be very important-if not more important than in a "normal" diabetic dog.
• Tyler was already on a reduced fat dog food (12%) but it was difficult to get him to lose weight. ...
• We have also found when Tyler was on a recommend diabetic dog food (which was also low fat) he did badly on it both in terms of his diabetes regulation and other conditions. ... The bumps got so bad he would go directly out to our gravel driveway and roll on his back-which he had never done before and hasn't done it since stopping the food. ... So I wasn't too unhappy when Tyler refused to eat the food after a month. ...
• At the time (and for the last 6 months or so) Tyler had been on a low fat (8%) no preservative, all natural dog food, no sugar salt or yeast added. However, Tyler's system was still metabolizing fat from some ingredient in his food. ...
• Also for a diabetic there maybe extra consideration, especially in the effect it may have on their liver and kidneys. ...
• Canine Heart Disease-Pishka This is an article that appeared in Dog Fancy about a Miniature Schnauzer that had hyperlipidemia and also was diabetic, who died from a heart attack.
• Another site of interest Dog Food Comparison Chart.

• Provided these or no other complications are present, the fasting blood sugar and urinalysis tests will help determine whether or not your pet is diabetic. ...
• Oral medication is rarely effective for diabetic animals. ...
• When regulating a diabetic animal's blood glucose level, the goal is to keep it between 80 and 150 mg/dl. ... This is because the food and exercise your pet receives at home may be different. ...
• Your veterinarian will occasionally request you bring your dog or cat into the clinic for the day to test for blood and urine glucose levels. ...
• Although diabetes mellitus can be controlled with insulin and diet, diabetic animals are more susceptible to other health problems. ...
• You should not breed a diabetic female animal because it is extremely difficult to control diabetes during pregnancy, and may cause a life-threatening situation. ...
• The cost of caring for a diabetic pet is an important consideration. ...
• Beyond the monetary cost, there is a time commitment required of owners of a diabetic pet. ...

• Cat Ear Prick Elite XL.
• In memory of Harry, diagnosed diabetic 14 May 99 at age 13 years. ...
• Disclaimer This information was developed through the experiences of many owners of diabetic pets, who have begun to test Blood Glucose at home with meters designed for human diabetics. ... While not every diabetic pet needs to have BGs tested at home, it is a valuable tool. ...
• This web site evolved from our personal experiences in testing Blood Glucose in our cat, Harry, with the Elite XL, using the Ear Prick method. ... We have expanded the site to include other meters and the lip prick technique for dogs, but the most complete descriptions are found in the section about doing an Ear Prick on a Cat and using the Elite XL, please read that section and excuse the bias when it appears elsewhere. ...
• Glossary of Diabetic Terminology Abbreviations .
• Monitoring your cat or dog's blood glucose level at home with a glucometer like human diabetics use can help you to manage their diabetes more wisely. ...
•   The primary task is to balance the amount and type of food given with the characteristic absorption and  metabolism of  the insulin administered to your individual cat.   A cat or dog that eats more than usual, will have a higher BG, one that eats less or vomits will have a lower BG and may need less insulin than usual to prevent  hypoglycemia. ...   With so many things affecting BG levels, your diabetic pet may have different responses to the same dose of insulin on different days. ...
•   Advantages of Home Blood Glucose Testing for Diabetic Pets.
• Doing pre shot and peak BG readings will allow you to gauge the effectiveness of treatment and to evaluate the impact of changes in diet, feeding schedule, insulin type, and dose, which need to be individually adjusted for each cat or dog. ...
• When your cat or dog doesn't seem right, you can test the BG and KNOW whether you are dealing with Hypoglycemia (BG dangerously low) or Hyperglycemia (BG dangerously high, possible Ketoacidosis) and respond accordingly. ...
•   Most vets can't do 24 hr curves, but being able to get BG readings throughout the night, can be essential to regulating a cat on a long acting insulin like Ultralente or PZI. ...
• Stress can elevate BGs 200 points very quickly in cats, and if the insulin dose gets raised too high for the animal, rebound causes high BGs and PU/PD symptoms to re-appear, just as when the diabetic pet was receiving no insulin. ...

• In memory of Houdini – a first-class cat.
• Our senior cat, Houdini ('that's MISTER Cat and don't ever forget it'), was called by our Creator on Saturday, November 24, 2002. ...
• Good job, Mister Cat! Thank you for the mouse, big guy. ...
• "Y'know that cartoon cat, Hobbes. ...
• Houdini was diabetic. Newly diabetic. ...
• Our other cat, miss Diamond, stopped eating her food and then got her nose out-of-joint when she wasn't welcomed to Houdini's bowl.
• When Troy was sick, or lonely, or troubled, he'd lay on the family room sofa and we could guarantee the cat would be snuggled warmly behind his knees. ...
• We called him "the cat who speaks English—with a feline accent. ...
• Bowl's empty — he hated seeing the bottom through food thinly scattered .
• Wednesday night, he struggled but didn't actively fight having food pushed down his throat. ...
• Diabetic cats do not take sudden downturns; once on insulin, they almost always respond and get better.
• Houdini's his cat, was born in our family room and was Troy's pick from the first moment.
• Troy nodded his assent, cradling the cat closely to his chest, tears uncharacteristically filling his eyes. ...
• We know he was "just a cat. ...
• His food dish sits where it always has, waiting for the ritual to begin. ...

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• Caring For An Aging, Ailing Cat .
• Eric Peterson is the guardian of Dude, a black 16-year-old cat (equivalent to 80 in human years) afflicted with kidney disease and diabetes. ...
• When I was growing up in Nebraska, whenever our calico cat, Muffett, had a litter, we always kept the black one. ...
• Dude was a really healthy cat when he was younger -- he used to climb this huge ficus tree as a kitten. ...
• This is a sign of diabetes called diabetic neuropathy. ...
• Dude is the only cat my vet has seen that likes this one kind of food for cats with kidney disease. He said all the other cats he has seen prefer the other brand much more -- just one more example of how Dude is a unique cat. ...
• Unfortunately, the food that is good for his kidneys is bad for his diabetes, and vice versa. ...
• Dude has to eat before I give him a shot because, if the insulin spikes his blood-sugar level, he'll go into diabetic seizures -- he'll lose muscle control. ...
• If he ever does have a diabetic seizure, I'm supposed to give him Karo syrup to save him by making his blood glucose rise back to normal, but I've heard that the Karo syrup is hard to get it in their mouth when they're having a seizure and it doesn't always work. ...
• The needle is super thin and small, so the cat doesn't feel anything. ...
• They said most people don't want to do the twice-daily insulin shots for their cats -- people just get their cat put to sleep instead -- so I guess I am sort of a freak. But last night at the Fillmore, my friend, the rock star Matthew Sweet, told me that he took care of his diabetic cat for three years. ...
• But, eventually, I will get another cat from a shelter. ...
• I have heard that if a cat dies at the vet's, the vets won't let you take your dead pet home if they think you will bury him within the city limits. ...

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• There is also a link for Cat FAQ'S on health, bad behavior, each breed, and more.
• It was especially helpful because Tootsy is diabetic and urinates ten times more than most cats. ...
• I was attacked once by my cat Bootsy; I would have preferred scratches to deep puncture wounds from her teeth that I still can see 12 years later. This same cat was the most loving I have ever met. ...
• With my cat, the cancer would always return because the vets could not remove every cancerous cell by mastectomy. ...
• Behavioral changes (more affectionate, more or less active, begging for food, etc. ...
• Hyperglycemic shock = body shutdown due to too much glucose in the blood resulting from lack of insulin to transport consumed glucose in food into the body's cells for energy.
• My cat had transient diabetes. ... The next week, the cat could go into hypoglycemic shock because it is too much then. ...
• Very abnormal behavior (our cat sought me out, collapsed at my feet, and wailed).
• Dark Karo syrup (corn syrup) may be used in an emergency at home; smear some into the cat's mouth.

• It has been my experience that often cataract formation with subsequent vision impairment accompanies the diabetic condition. ...
• stop feeding non-nutritional, chemically laden commercial pet food. ...
• Detoxify, Detoxify , Detoxify your pet of all chemicals, drugs, and vaccines by purchasing and giving my homeopathies: Detox 15x, Detox 30c and Detox 60c ( a series of 3 bottles of sequential treatment over a 3 months period) and the Vaccine nosodes for your animals past vaccinations ( Dog Vaccine Nosode 30c, Cat Vaccine Nosode 30c and Rabies Nosode 30c) and use these as future vaccination forms instead of the drug vaccine types. ...
• " There is a good discussion on diet also, "Why Natural Diets? What Do I Feed My Dog and Cat?".

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• "I only wish I'd known about this book when my diabetic cat was still alive. ... While not a substitute for quality veterinary care, this comprehensive reference on conditions existing in pets and their treatment through conventional as well as natural remedies will help the responsible dog or cat owner be able to make informed decisions regarding his pet's treatment and diet. ...
• Good, practical information is presented in "real person" language, making this book an excellent guide for anyone concerned about their dog or cat's health.
• Readers can choose the best path to their pet's wellness by using the more familiar route, or by combining techniques to meet their dog or cat's need.
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•      Another food product that can cause illness in both dogs and cats is onions. ... So when you are ladling the left over spaghetti sauce or onion gravy  onto your pet’s food , keep this in mind. Another thing we see quite often is when small dogs or cats are ill the owner may try to get them to eat baby food. ... We have seen sick pets get sicker ( especially cats ) by feeding food with onion powder. ...
• If not treated properly the dog could die or if he survives could later become diabetic. ...   You notice that you don’t see pork products in dog food. ...
• A single dose of Tylenol can be lethal to a cat. ...
• If the dog or cat does survive, then permanent kidney damage usually occurs. ...

• (Stray Cat) Tiger Cat 6 years Megacolon M.
• Sable Siamese Cat 03/12/89 This March 12 she had to have life saving surgery. ... She is now in the Cat Hospital until her Diabetes is under control. ...
• Sable Siamese Cat 11 yrs Hepatic lipidosis Kathy and Jim.
• Sabrina Persian Mix Cat 7 years In the hospital right now with severe renal failure. ...
• Sabu Cat Fighting Leukemia Having rough time this week Diane.
• Sabu Yellow & White Tabby Cat 05/10/84 Missing since 10/20/98 Charlene Vanness & Antonio Barbosa.
• Sackerson (Sacky) Gray Tabby Cat 13 years Recently diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. ...
• Sadie Cat Cancer Tracy.
• Sadie Cat Missing Carol Banks.
• Sadie White Domestic Longhair Cat 09/01/00 Has dysautonomia and disseminated intravascular coagulation. ...
• Sage Cat 5 yrs Hospitalized since Saturday/possible diabetes Nac.
• Sagitarius Cat 06/02/83 Chronic renal failure. ...
• Saint Black Domestic Shorthair Cat 3 years Diagnosed 07/09/01 with FIV Kristina.
• Salix Cat Rhinotracheitis, improving after about 18 hours on medicines. ...
• Salix Cat Tongue ulcer healing quickly will soon be ready to come out of isolation Alicia.

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• What is the role of food in your life? For most of us, food is far more than sustenance. ...
• There is more food to go around, here, than anywhere else, and for most of us, more food than we know what to do with. ...
• Rather, it is that we are following the rules our parents and fellows taught us--rules for which the annual Thanksgiving and Christmas food binges are merely extremes. ...
• Fast foods (better termed "junk food," because that's what they are--JUNK) are so carb-loaded and high-calorie as to destroy any chance of good self-management. ...

• The Girls: Sumi, Ditto, Aziza, and Hallie CAT KISSES.
• My name is Noreen and now we are back to eight cats, yes, I said eight cats call me MOM CAT. ...
• Last of the boys, is Cletus, he started hanging around in January of 1997, looking for a warm bed and some food. ...
• Then in December 2001 a little Christmas angel just happened to be at the same cat show I was and Gumby would be so proud has she is his carbon copy. ...
• Diabetic Cat Info / Links to Personal Stories .
• Come to see me and here about my life at My Memorial Page If you are trying to restrict your protein and phospherous levels in the foods you eat, you may want to check out this Canned Cat Food Chart or Dry Cat Food Chart.
• If you are interested in keeping your kitties healthy have a look at all the good information available at The Holisticat Web Site And then come and see me and hear about my life at My Memorial Page If you are trying to restrict your protein and phospherous levels in the foods you eat, you may want to check out this Canned Cat Food Chart or Dry Cat Food Chart.
• It just happened to be a good yard, because now I have 7 others in my cat family. ... I used to like to pile in on top of Gumby and Slick in their 2-cat bed! When its cold they didn't seem to mind - maybe I have a little Siamese in me. ...
• When these seven cats moved in to my territory, I took it as an invasion to my food supply, so I just beat them all up pretty bad. I got my name because Mom Cat kept saying "You Be Nice" over and over again. ... The best thing about my new home is now I have a lap again and now that Gumby and Nugget are  gone, there's one less to share with! I love to kneed and have a real loud purr to thank my new Mom Cat for taking me in. ... I have to make sure every day that he understands that I am the one going to take over top cat for Henry and I won't allow anyone else that priviledge. ...
• We were a little afraid at first because you see she had this jinx about getting the eighth cat, but I think we are ok now. ...
• My name's Cletus, but Momcat refers to me sometime as 'Ole Number Nine', because I was the ninth cat when I came. ... The food is good and now I don't have to stay out on my own all the time, but I sure would like to play with someone that won't growl or hiss. ... One thing, though, MomCat gives me alot of hugs and special food and attention now to help me feel better. ...

• Steves Freeze Dried Real Food for Pets.
• Our dog food is about 60% and our cat food is 81% muscle, organ meat, and ground backs or necks. ...
• 38% of our dog food and 15% of our cat food is vegetables and fruit.
• 2% of our dog food and 4% of our cat food is a special blend of modern "functional foods" and other nutrients designed to optimize the nutrition and balance of each variety. ...
• The cat food blend also contains additional sources of taurine, and brewer’s yeast for thiamine. ...
• Why is Steve's Real Food almost grain free?.
• Grains are used in many commercial foods because they provide inexpensive calories and help hold the food together. Grains constitute about 1% of Steve's Real Food for Pets. Why do you use cooked bonemeal in your food?.
• In Steve's Real Food’s beef dog food and chicken cat food, we use the same high quality, human-grade bonemeal that you would find in your natural food store. ... Why do you use cooked salmon in your cat food?.
• To make a long story short, we were worried about the inevitability that a dog would consume our cat food. Salmon is present in our cat food primarily for reasons of palatability, and using cooked salmon does not compromise the nutrition and benefits obtained by feeding an otherwise raw diet. Why do you use tuna oil in your cat food?.
• We use it to fine-tune the omega 3:6 fatty acid ratio in our dog varieties as well as our cat food. ... Also, cats have been observed to become "addicted" to tuna, in that they will refuse any other food, even other varieties of fish. ...

• Cat Food Survey Results.
• Here are the results so far of the Cat Food Survey (from oldest to newest):.
• cat food name: Iams Kitten Formula.
• cat food explanation: We feed Iams to our dogs because that is what was recommended by our vet when one of our dogs had digestion problems. We decided that would be the best choice for our cat also. ...
• cat food name: Friskies.
• cat food explanation: Because it is was the cheapest, see she is not our cat. ...
• cat food name: Iams.
• cat food explanation: cheap.
• cat food name: Iams Adult Dry, Iams Kitten Dry.
• cat food name: We feed Nutro Max to the adult cats and Eukanuba kitten food to the one nursing female. ...
• cat food explanation: Nutro Max has the same or better nutritional analysis of other leading brands. ...
• additional info: Caring for a diebetic cat was the main reason I started comparing nutrional analysis versus ingredients.
• catfoodname: We feed Whiskas wet food in the foil envelope/pouch. ...
• catfoodexplanation: My cat would only eat salmon food. ...
• I noticed the new Whiskas in the pouch contain a little less food than the can. ...

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• He also can tell you the favorite food of every single animal at the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park.
• But what, exactly, IS a good diet for an Alaskan brown bear, Tasmanian devil, or Malayan binturong? Would you believe, in part, dog food? And although meerkats are members of the mongoose family, cat food can pack the nutritional wallop they need to thrive. ...
• FROM Digger: What is a favorite food of the giant armadillo?.
• Thiamine (vitamin B1) and vitamin E are supplemented IN THE FISH, to make it a balanced item for the animal consuming the fish as food. ...
• Also, they seem to only want to pick up food that "moves. " So, we have to keep the food insects in special containers in the bee-eater exhibit. As the weather gets cooler, the insects move less, and the birds can't seem to figure out that they are still the same food. ...
• FROM Flor: What's the best food for giraffes? We give them leaves from ficus species but we're running out of trees.
• A domestic question FROM Peacock: What do you think of putting house cats on a dry-food-only diet? And why do cats eat grass?.
• If I had a cat, I would offer them a dry-food-only diet for several reasons: one, there are several good formulas available that include all the lastest information on domestic cat nutrition; second, those little dry kibbles are a great way for your cat to excercise its teeth, gums, and mouth; third, you don't have to worry about the dry diet spoiling if you leave it out during the day. Remember, nutrition is not just the nutrients and chemistry, but also how the animal processes the diet, the behavior, and the food microbiology. ...
• FROM Digger: If there is a sick animal, do you administer medication in the food?.
• The keepers often find out that an animal likes a specific food. ... We can reward an animal with that favorite food for sitting on a scale, for example. Or, as you mentioned, we could use that food to give the animal medication that has been prescribed by the vets. ...
• Well, I have seen captive animals eat a lot of strange things, but it's important to remember that just because an animal eats something, it doesn't mean that animal NEEDS that food or has some deficiency. ...

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•   Your cat has the more common type of diabetes, diabetes mellitus. ...
•   As a consequence, the cat eats more; thus, we have weight loss in a cat with a ravenous appetite. ...   To avoid dehydration, the cat drinks more and more water. ...
•   It may rise to 250-300 mg/dl following a meal or when the cat is very excited. ...   Some diabetic cats will have a glucose level as high as 800 mg/dl, although most will be in the range of 400-600 mg/dl. ...
•   Diabetic cats, however, have excessive amounts of glucose in the blood, so it will be present in the urine. ...
•   However, some diabetic cats do not meet all the criteria. ...
•  What It Means for Your Cat to be Diabetic .
•  For the diabetic cat, one reality exists. ...   Although the cat can go a few days without treatment and not get into a crisis, treatment should be looked upon as part of the cat's daily routine. ...   Whether an individual cat will require oral therapy or insulin injections will vary. ...
• When your cat is well regulated, the maintenance costs are minimal. ...
•  In some cases, your cat will be hospitalized for a few days to deal with the immediate crisis and to begin the regulation process.   The "immediate crisis" is only great if your cat is so sick that it has quit eating and drinking for several days. ...   At that point, your cat goes home for you to administer medication. ...
•   The more you keep the medication, diet, and activity the same from one day to the next, the easier it will be to keep your cat regulated. ...

• By Dr Rebecca Hover What does insulin do in my cat's body? .
• What does a diagnosis of diabetes mean to my cat? .
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• What does insulin do in my cat's body? .
•   This weight loss causes the cat to eat more in an attempt to make up for the "energy drain. ...   This loss of water causes dehydration and the cat must drink more to counteract it. ...
•   Not all of these signs are readily seen in every diabetic cat, but we expect that you will have seen at least two of them. ...
•   Diabetic cats often have levels over 400 (22), or even 600 mg/dL (33 mmol/L).   Diabetic cats also have glucose present in the urine.   The combination of these two findings in a cat with at least two of the clinical signs of diabetes is sufficient evidence to make a diagnosis of diabetes. ...
• A cat's blood glucose level can be influenced by excitement.   "Stress hyperglycemia" can result from a ride in an automobile and a visit to the veterinary hospital, especially in an excitable cat. ...   It will be clearly elevated in diabetic cats. ...
• What does a diagnosis of diabetes mean to my cat? .
•   If ketoacidosis is present, the cat is in a crisis and must be treated quickly. ...   Generally, 1-3 days of hospitalization are required to stabilize the cat and convert it to the uncomplicated form. ...   As long as the cat is eating and drinking and is not dehydrated, insulin can be gradually worked up to the proper level over several days or even weeks. ...

• « Summertime Laundry | Main | Diabetic Kitty News » June 24, 2002 Feline Diabetic Panic .
• Athena is a 15 year old cat. A little grey "tuxedo" cat, who I wouldn't have called petite, but more little and round. ...
• Several months ago I learned that she is diabetic. ...
• This is quite a bit for a cat. Hells, I think its more than I took as a diabetic when I was pregnant with Danielle!.
• So they suggested that we should have her stay at home, giving her the right amount of food, the restart her insulin regime upon our return. ...
• We left her the exact amount of food she should need for the weekend, and plenty of water. ...
• She nibbled a bit at her food, but didn't really get into it. ...
• so I grabbed the corn syrup, poured a generous spoonful, and poured it down my little cat's throat. ... But she was acting like she was starved, so I gave her some tunafish since she was turning her nose up at her dry food. ...
• I walked in and explained that she was diabetic. ...
• I gave her food (wet this time -- picked up at the vets) immediately upon arriving home, and water. ...

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