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Proper Nutrition Helps Diabetic Feline Get Off of Daily Insulin Injections
By Dog Lover | January 12, 2010
{ Poor Brutus!} When I think back to what life was like for our then-six-year-old cat, I just want to cry. Weighing about 20 pounds, Dr. Frick told us 8 to 9 pounds was too many. Animal Joint Pain
Two years ago, our previous vet diagnosed Brutus of having diabetes and started treating him with 6 units of insulin twice a daily. Our former vet had us feeding Brutus a special dry food for diabetic cats.
Then my friend shared with me that her sister-in-law took her dog to a credible veterinarian and was impressed with the outcome. Meeting Dr. Ava Frick and discovering her clinic was a blessing to us.
Brutus seemed to have flaky dandruff coming off and his fur was dull when we took him to Dr. Frick forthe first time. He drank an excessive amount of water each day, and urinated 10-12 times daily. He appeared to be starving most of the time and beg for food like a dog. He became grouchy and did not want to stay longer with the family anymore.
We checked Brutus into Dr. Frick’s clinic for about a week while she rank tests and, as she explained to us, the were some serious concerns with his blood sugar levels. They keep on fluctuating. Animal Pain Relief
Dr. Frick performed an experiment on Brutus by taking him off the insulin for a short while and reintroduced it. She modified his diet to a canned, low-carb food, and started on a routine of 2 units of insulin every 12 hours.
His blood sugar levels returned to normal in just a period of two days. In addition, his excessive thirst and urination ceased.
Brutus has improved so much a year later. He was able to discard almost five pounds, regained his normal luster of his coat, goes to his litter box three or four times everyday. Begging for food is a thing of the past, and his crankiness has been replaced with his old, loving personality. Animal Chiropractic
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