There are a wide variety of cat foods made especially for cats with diabetes on the market. Most of them are sold through your local veterinary, while some of the more uncommon ones may need to be pre-ordered before hand. Feeding is a very important aspect of caring for cats with diabetes, cat owners are advised to consult their veterinary for advices and ask them to keep a record of what you are feeding as careful diet record including insulin treatment, and exercise regime are useful in your diabetic cat health management.
With the advancement research of animal health, there are many proprietary cat food type and brands suitable for diabetic cats. Some of the common diabetic cat food type includes weight-loss, low carbohydrate, and high protein diets. While some of these commercial diabetic cat foods are widely available, some of them have been reported by owners and veterinary to cause urinary problems for cats.
Therefore, it’s always safer to seek your veterinary advice on what food to feed your cat.
Listed below is an introduction to some of the more popular diabetic cat food available in the market:
- Brand Wellness offers a wide variety of quality cat food that is known for not relying on fillers and bulk.
- Purina diabetic cat food offers a range of gourmet options. They choose to provide the link between obesity and high carbohydrate diet. One of their latest product is Fancy Feast. It contains very little in fillers and non-fish and meat ingredients.
- Lams and Eukanuba offer high quality, animal protein-rich and calorie-light kibbled diets helpful in reducing obesity. Using only healthy ingredients like vegetables and premium meat.
- Hill’s Science Diet manufacture both kibbled and canned food, and has a low calorie, high fiber option as an aid to weight management. Their range of products is popular for catering to all cat ages.
- Royal Canin (formerly Waltham) manufactures a range of kibbled food, and their Fit range diet is useful for cats with diabetes.
One of the best ways to feed a cat with diabetes recommended by most veterinary and animal diet specialists is the homemade diet as it will be able to cater best to your cat’s specific needs best and is consider far better than most commercial cat food. If you are preparing your own homemade natural and balance food, make sure you seek your veterinary advice on how to prepare the healthiest food that your cat might need.
