A Michael Broad Blog
Just before Christmas Babz and I noticed that Walter, one of our 13 year old cats, was drinking water, which he has never done in his life before. Both Walter and Jozef are fed wet food so he was obviously getting enough moisture that way. As he isn’t overweight and has only the best …
There are up to a quarter of a million cat guardians in the USA who monitor their cat’s blood glucose levels because their cat has type I or II diabetes. One in 400 American cats have diabetes. The cat fails to produce enough insulin resulting in elevated blood sugar levels. Obesity predisposes that cat …
There has been a catastrophic rise in the incidence of feline diabetes. Cats are four times more likely to contract this disease today than 30 years ago1 and as a consequence the U.K.’s first feline diabetes clinic has recently opened in Hertfordshire. It is called the Feline Diabetic Remission Clinic. Stijn Niessen runs It. The …
There is too much sugar in a lot of commercially manufactured cat food. There is too much sugar in processed commercially manufactured human food. The big multinational corporations, which manufacture and supply cat food worldwide are very good at making a profit. Their packaging and marketing is excellent. They give the impression that their …
by Elle (La) My 20 yr old cat is having eye problems. He is diabetic and I administer insulin once a day. He is also on diabetic diet. He has had eye infections since the onslaught of the diagnosis of diabetes. Today I noticed his left eye had his tear duct covering half of …
by Theresa Roy (Saint John, N.B. Canada) My cat was an indoor cat. She had all needles (injections) required. She was taken to vet almost yearly. She had her in for a normal routine check up the year before (2009). I felt a lump on her right side. She was drinking more than usual …
by Michael (London, UK) Cat eating balanced diet — photo by by fofurasfelinas under CC license I’ve been searching for diabetic cat food as my cat may be a bit diabetic (2008 but see my updating comment). She has some signs of it. She’s overweight and she drinks lots of water. It’s a worry …
