This is a story which completely vindicates what Dr Elizabeth Hodgkins DVM has stated very clearly in her book Your Cat. In dedicating an entire chapter to the explosion in feline diabetes in America she puts the blame squarely on … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
Modern cat food has almost eliminated feline diseases caused by an inadequate diet. At one time most people fed their cats human food scraps – whatever came to hand. Certainly cat food was far less refined than it is today. … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
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). … Continue reading →
Feline Diabetes? No but this is a nice cat at the vets pic. Photo by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid – laughingsquid.com. Introduction Feline diabetes was and still is something that I am particularly interested in as my cat is susceptible … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
by Michael (London, UK) Some people administer cat insulin shots. I am no vet but I do have a biology qualification and as far as I am aware the pancreas and the liver work hand in hand to keep a … Continue reading →
