How to boost cat health?

oh poor lil' pussy. Im not an expert on cat care, as I only have one myself. I think you have done the right thing with taking the cat to the vet, and I hope that you get good results back. At least if its something that can be treated then hopefully your little kitty will be up and back to normal again soon.

I will remember your little on in my prayers tonight, and hope for a speedy recovery for you.

God bless

Hi,

IAMS is quite concentrated (and dry) she may be better not having this and just eating more straightforward food like chicken and beef etc.? - i.e. food in a more natural state may be better for her. She will go towards what she needs, cats usually do! Of course, once you have the test results you should be better informed on how to proceed. Best of luckx

Hi,

Thanks for your replies, and your prayers Busterburt 🙂

mouse16, I had the same thought about the IAMS. It's a tricky desicion as she likes them & aren't those biscuits really for their teeth? I can't think of how I'd replace that. What would you suggest?

The problems started when I had an accident and had to rely on someone else to feed her, it was only for a couple of weeks but they replaced her fish IAMS with some pouches of wet cat food. She went MAD for it but started to look thin and her fur condition went down within days. That was when I moved her over to the mature food.

I am trying to introduce raw beef. She's not that interested in it 🙁 The vet said her interest in the processed meats was a sign of her illness so I'm reluctant to feed that even more.

On the bright side her coat's looking so much better since seeing the Vet ... even though he didn't do anything :confused:

Thanks again 😀

Hi

I can't bear the idea of a poorly cat!

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I know it's a bit of a hassle but have you tried her on cooked fish at all?

My three cats are about the same age as yours and they thrive on iams. They eat most things put in front of them and are a bit chunky because of it, iams is the only thing that for a long time didn't give them funny tummies.

One of my girls dislocated her hip early part of last year and had to have an operation to remove the joint altogether. She can no longer jump up onto things (though she will jump down) so I have create ramps for her to get to her favourite high spots.

Maybe she is just feeling the wear and tear of exploration, at 10 they do start to slow down a little. Do you have the room to create some steps up or ramps up to favourite spots?

Thank you so much for all your replies. I can't tell you how much this support has meant to me 😀 mouse16, I've taken your advice on the diet issue and am working on incorporating more cooked fish 😀

I got the result this morning and it's Diabetes. :012:

My Vet has said he won't be going down the medication route as the only way to control it with insulin is though daily blood and urine test so really can only be done like that if the owner's a vet. He did say that a new cat food has been "launched this week" specially formulated for diabetic cats that he seemed to think would work OK so I'm going to pick that up from him tomorrow.

Other than the diabetes she's completely healthy, which is good news. 😀

I've done some research and it seems that most commercial cat food is high in grains and cereals but that a cats digestive tract is short and can't deal with much carbohydrate. So that may well have contributed to the problem.

10 seems so young, the last cat my mother had lived to 18! If you know of any reliable resources on feline diabetes, or have info at all please let me know?

Thank you so much :043:

I'm sure with the right care she will be fine, don't worry!

Can suggest having a look here as a good info source (from feline advisory bureau):

[url]Diabetes: what does it mean for my cat and me?[/url]

Milk is quite carby so you might want to think about cutting that down (?)

Glad the vet has been able to identify a cause to this, hopefully now you know what you are dealing with you will be able to adapt her diet to suit her needs.

Hope she has a long and happy life going forward.

Thanks so much for all your help, support and patience with my panicky posts. I really appreciate it :grouphug:

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Ooh thanks for the supplement. She's doing OK now thanks, the legs seem a bit better now we're stabilising the diabetes, thanks to a change of Vet. Although the insulin injections every 12 hours are pretty stressful. 😮

How is your cat doing now? Mine is diabetic too. I have completely changed hos food and now i hardly ever have to give him insulin!

Hi, thanks for asking and sorry I didn't post an update sooner. Lola died two weeks after my last post. Still devastated. Hope your outcome continues to be much happier.

I am so sorry to hear your sad news.
I had sad news today too. My baby has a tumor. Find out next week exactly what tupe, although at almost 18 and with lots of other health issues im expecting bad news. He is sitting on my lap right now hvg a snooze. Had him since he was six weeks. They r part of our family arent they. So special. Its only 2 yrs and 5 days since i lost my other baby, so i can totally understand your pain.

Sorry Vicky, hope she recovers. Please let us know the outcome