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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / May 2006Best Kitty Food for Diabetic Cat? WELLNESS=no longer good!
Wellness was bought out - And DM is not as good as the wellness. Wondering what a good cat food would be to buy, less carbs, human quality, etc.....wellness used to be......buy not anymore. Thanks! > Wellness was bought out - > And DM is not as good as the wellness. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks! You might want to try Evo. I believe info can be found here: www.naturapet.com Wellness was NOT bought out. It is still part of Old Mother Hubbard and is as good as ever. My female cat (Amber) would refuse to eat it if it was not as good. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') Thanks for some of the tips... I thought Fancy Feast was good, but high in that phosphosrus or something...my db kitty, has never needed insulin but since Wellness changed, I had to switch..and his water intake increased a bit... Have been feeding him like half can meat (Purinia/Friskies and 1/4 can tuna....would give my cat filet migion, price is no object, seems to work - -will look into the Fancy Feast again....been diabetic for about 2 years..... Anyway, regarding wellness, I was told by my local pet store they where bough up by another company and one of the things NO LONGER on the label HUMAN GRADE QUALITY, this is missing now. The Beef and Chicken used to be meaty, now it's like a whipped paste.....plus it looks to have lots of sweet potatoes in it. Their also use to be a list sugarkittys.com or something, anyone know where that list is, maybe this is one of the posts that someone had a link on it....just wonderin what makes the Fancy Feast so good for them if it keeps them off insulin and prolongs healthy life - -don't they need a little carbs? I suppose not, they are carnovours (spelling), will keep you posted...... Please tell me more about the fancy feast....plus, I feed him 2 times a day which seems to help (12 hours, to keep levels steady), also, what amount should he get? (How many cans) He is a Maine Coon cat, not FAT by any means but weighs about 15-18 lbs....Big kitty, almost like a racoon, only much slimmer. thanks again for all the help!!! :-) Thanks!On Sat, 27 May 2006 12:22:04 -0400, twinmountain@webtv.net >Wellness was NOT bought out. It is still part of Old Mother Hubbard and >is as good as ever. My female cat (Amber) would refuse to eat it if it [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >>>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire > >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') I sent Julia's comments to Linda at Old Mother Hubbard. She sent me this response: >Hi Mike, Happy Memorial Day. There are > a lot of untrue rumors out there. We [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > fully guaranteed you can return it to the > store where you bought it. Linda ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') > > Wellness was bought out - > > And DM is not as good as the wellness. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > You might want to try Evo. I believe info can be found here: Evo isn't a good choice for a diabetic cat. Instead of grains, they use potatoes which have a much higher glycemic index. For diabetic cats, I've had fabulous results with Fancy Feast Seafood Filets Tuna & Oceanfish Feast in Aspic-- zero carbs, and a good phosphorus level (0.72% DM/0.16% AF). Got many cats off insulin completely with the stuff! Another alternative is canned kitten food or canned m/d. Phil > Evo isn't a good choice for a diabetic cat. Instead of grains, they > use potatoes which have a much higher glycemic index. There's no potato in Evo canned food. The dry does list potatoes as the fifth ingredient. From naturapet.com: Evo cat/kitten canned: Turkey Chicken Turkey Broth Chicken Broth Chicken Meal Herring Carrots Whole Eggs Salmon Meal Natural Flavors Guar Gum Seaweed Extract Apples Tomato Flakes Cottage Cheese Herring Oil Potassium Chloride Apple Fiber Inulin Vitamin C Sea Salt Choline Chloride Sunflower Oil Beta Carotene Vitamins/Minerals Corey > > Evo isn't a good choice for a diabetic cat. Instead of grains, they > > use potatoes which have a much higher glycemic index. > > There's no potato in Evo canned food. The dry does list potatoes as the > fifth ingredient. I don't like any Evo product. The phosphorus content of the canned food is ridiculous- over 2% DMB. That's good if you need to find your cat in the dark. > > > Evo isn't a good choice for a diabetic cat. Instead of grains, they > > > use potatoes which have a much higher glycemic index. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > ridiculous- over 2% DMB. That's good if you need to find your cat in the > dark. lol good one! > > > > Evo isn't a good choice for a diabetic cat. Instead of grains, > they [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > lol good one! I thought so too. :) > I don't like any Evo product. The phosphorus content of the canned > food is ridiculous- over 2% DMB. That's good if you need to find > your cat in the dark. Hey, I don't feed the stuff ;) I did get an email from the Innova people not that long ago with DMA for Innova, Innova Lite and Evo. Oddly, there's no column for Evo canned! Corey > > I don't like any Evo product. The phosphorus content of the canned > > food is ridiculous- over 2% DMB. That's good if you need to find [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Corey I don't know what's going on with Innova now. Innova Lite canned used to be a good alternative for CRF cats that wouldn't eat renal diets because the P+ was very low- about 0.60% DMB. The new formulation is now a whopping 1.6% DMB (0.36% AF). That means they're using lower quality chicken and turkey that contains a lot of bone. Now, I have to suspect their entire line.
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