| Your pet is caught in a serious type of | | | | necessary. Once you start giving it the low |
| disease! | | | | carbohydrate diet, and once the cats recoup |
| | | | their original health, no further insulin |
| And do not be under the impression that this | | | | shots are required. |
| disease is the 'privilege' of human beings | | | | |
| alone! | | | | "Feeding a diabetic cat with a |
| | | | high-carbohydrate diet is analogous to |
| Feline Diabetes is one of the most common | | | | pouring gasoline on a fire and wondering why |
| feline endocrine diseases. Its direct link is | | | | you can't put it out." |
| to the high carbohydrate diet of dry food. | | | | |
| Many canned foods contain too many | | | | There are two types of diabetes - Type I and |
| carbohydrates, which your cat may eat with | | | | Type II. Type II is the more common, both in |
| great speed and gusto; but your poor choices, | | | | humans and in cats. But the cat has a unique |
| will definitely damage the health of your | | | | metabolism. |
| pet. Cats by nature are obligate carnivores | | | | |
| and their system, as created by the nature is | | | | Cats are obligate carnivores and are adapted |
| not suitable for a carbohydrate diet. Just | | | | to consume a diet that is high in protein, |
| don't put anything and everything before your | | | | moderate in fat, and include a very small |
| cat. Understand its requirements, from its | | | | amount of carbohydrates (roughly 3 to 5%). |
| biological point of view. Feline Diabetes is | | | | Since nature designed them thus, cats do not |
| not a cat and mouse game. | | | | have many of the important enzymes that are |
| | | | necessary to process these types of foods. |
| Cats and insulin shots...sounds odd? But, | | | | |
| it's true. | | | | So, it is not sufficient that you love your |
| | | | cat. You have to understand the cat and its |
| If the diabetic condition in your cat is a | | | | food habits! The food you give to your cat |
| longstanding one, then insulin shots are | | | | can put it in its grave! |