Diabetes

Cat diabetes is very similar to human diabetes. Slimming down and a particular diet help control or even cure it.

However diabetes in cats always requires an intial intense period of insulin treatment and, unlike humans, cats require a high protein diet to overcome their diabetes.

Mini visits us every Thursday morning for a blood glucose test. Her carer gives her an insulin injection twice a day with her meals. Until we find the best dose for her she will visit us every Thursday for a weight check and a blood glucose check.

Mini had already lost her extra kilos when she was diagnosed so she didn’t have to go on a weight reduction diet. High protein diets help keep cats’ blood glucose down and reduce the insulin dose though. Some cats even go into remission on a high protein diet.