Hi Julie,

I am so sorry that Cookie has been diagnosed with diabetes. The good news is that with the right treatment diabetic cats tend to do very well.

If possible, it would be good to feed Cookie canned food only, or at least mostly canned food. I realize that dry MD is recommended for diabetic cats, but the more protein, the better, and the canned variety contains more protein. Dry food always contains carbs also which can affect blood sugar adversely. I have heard of a few cases where diabetic cats have been able to go off insulin after they were switched to a canned food diet.

I recommend that you learn to test Cookie's blood glucose at home. All you need is a drop of blood from an ear and a regular human glucometer and strips to run the test. It is much less stressful than taking the cat to the hospital every time you want to check the blood.

This is an excellent site on feline diabetes:
www.felinediabetes.com
Please check it out. You may come up with some questions you would want to ask your vet.

It's wonderful that you have a vet that you trust. I believe that is the first step towards successfully treating any chronically ill cat.

Take care, and please keep us updated.

Regards,
AshleyElla

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