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11 years ago. Rating: 6
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Diabetes is a life-threatening disease that can be fatal if left untreated; however with treatment it is possible for your pet to live a perfectly normal life, and in cats, treatment can lead to a full remission. Whether you chose conventional or natural treatment methods or even both, all treatments of diabetes should include a healthy diet.

Conventional Treatments

Oral Medication – while pharmaceutical oral medications are often effective when treating humans, they tend to be far less effective in pets. Drugs such as Glipizide work by stimulating the functioning pancreas to produce more insulin. This type of treatment has shown small success in cats; however studies have also revealed that these medications can cause further pancreatic damage as well as liver damage.

Insulin Injections – Insulin injections are the most common form of treatment for diabetes. The methods of injecting insulin and the dosages will differ between cats and dogs, and will also be determined by the severity of your pet’s condition. Your veterinarian will be able to advise what options would be most appropriate for your pet. Remember that the early stages of treatment may require multiple blood and urine tests and dosage alterations before you get the correct treatment plan.

Natural Remedies
Natural herbal remedies have shown to be successful in both prevention and management of diabetes by helping to control blood sugar levels whilst preventing some of the nerve and tissue damage often associated with the condition. Natural ingredients such as Chromium picolinate, Goat’s Rue, Trigonella foenum have been shown to be highly successful in helping maintain blood-sugar levels while reducing the risks of insulin resistance.

Additional herbs can also be used to combat some of the negative effects of diabetes such as Bilberry, which works to promote eye health and Astragalus which works to increase vitality and promote a healthy immune system. Natural herbal and homeopathic remedies can be used either alone or alongside conventional treatments to help manage your pet’s diabetes.

Diet

A healthy and often strict diet is an essential part of your pet’s diabetes treatment, and in some cases, a change in diet is the only necessary treatment to control blood sugar-levels. A low-carbohydrate diet, which is commonly recommended for diabetic cats, will help to reduce the amount of insulin your pet will need and it will help to keep blood-sugar levels stable.

Fats and proteins are more suitable as they are metabolized into blood-sugar at a slower rate than carbohydrates, thus reducing the sugar highs often experienced after meal times. The diet most often recommended for diabetic dogs is a low-fat, moderate-carb, and high-fiber diet.

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11 years ago. Rating: 5
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Why wouldn't she treat her cat?

11 years ago. Rating: 5
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If she does not want to treat her cat,. she should have her put to sleep. There is a tremendous amount of suffering for that poor cat. It would be very cruel.

11 years ago. Rating: 4
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