If Hills has a high protein/low carb diet in dry maybe that would help control her weight better???? She likes chicken....do they have a chicken formula? And do you have to get this at the vet or do pet stores carry it?

Deb,

My vet put Cookie on Hill's Science Diet m/d which comes in both canned form and dry food. To my knowledge, it can only be purchased in a veternarian's office, though. For example, PetsMart carries many varieties of Science Diet cat food but not the m/d which is nicknamed "Catkins" because it is specifically designed for diabetic cats needing high protein/high fiber/low carb diet.

It does not have chicken flavor specifically either; just one type called 'm/d'. Cookie likes the dry m/d food much better than the canned m/d and I sometimes have to mix in a tiny bit of other cat food to get her to eat it. But, she's doing okay. She has not gained back a lot of the weight that she lost initially which is a good thing. It was her overweight problem that led us to the problem of diabetes in the first place and we did not want her to become obese yet again. Her weight has stabilized and we are happy about that.

Overall she is seemingly in very good health right now and while she continues to drink a lot of water and urinate more frequently than my other cats, the vet says that she is improving with the diabetic condition and not to worry.

I wish you well with your cat and the steroid treatments. Keep us all posted on what your concerns are and together we can help and encourage each other on our separate issues.

Thanks for listening and for all that you've done to be of support to me and Cookie. Sincerely, Julie



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