My older cat (19 years old) is a diabetic. She was always pretty tiny, and started to eat quite a bit more, and crying cause she wanted more of her wet food. I also noticed that their water bowl was always needing to be filled and of course a huge amount of urine in the litter box. She had lost weight, and I was so worried, that when I brought her to the vet, it was almost a relief to find out it was diabetis. We started right on Purina DM dry food, but I have recently switched to mostly wet food with a higher protein. I pretty much switch her wet food, as she will not eat the same food twice. Anyway, she gets a shot twice a day, and is doing really well. She is up to 8 pounds and my vet I so happy. I don't test her sugars myself, as the home kit was kind of expensive and I have her checked when I bring her to the vets. Hope that helps.
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