Diabetic Cats

Diabetes is fairly common in obese cats, particularly as they age. Cats are, by nature, meat eaters. It can be difficult for some cats to process a high carbohydrate dry food diet which can cause blood sugar to rise, leading to obesity. This can cause the body to be less sensitive to insulin and the cat can become diabetic.

If your kitty is becoming a bit chubby talk to your vet about diabetes risk and consider switching to a canned food diet which is high in protein and low in carbohydrates.

If your cat is diabetic and insulin dependent he or she can still lead a long and happy life (you will want to get their weight down to a healthy range). But what if you want to travel?

Cats, as a rule, don't like to be boarded. They become very stressed being confined in a strange environment surrounded by other cats, barking dogs and chaos. They are much happier in their home where they reign supreme.

You can leave your diabetic cat at home when hiring our professional team of pet sitters. We are experienced in administering insulin and we have many happy clients with diabetic cats. We will be on time every 12 hours to ensure your cat receives the insulin injection on schedule.

Here is Tiger, one of our diabetic clients. Tiger is on the shy side and we were concerned that he would hide and not come out from under a bed or remain hidden deep inside a closet where shy cats can become invisible! Fortunately, Tiger is also a hungry kitty and the sound of the can being opened and his food being prepared won him over. After just a few visits he was waiting for us and we became friends.