Jeff Feinman VMD, CVH  — Weston, Connecticut  — Call: 203.222.7979

What food should I feed my diabetic dog?

Link to this post 30 Oct 11

Question: Susie has been diabetic for 3 yrs & is doing well over-all,with insulin 2/day.
She's been on Science Diet w/d,but all I read on Wellpet & elsewhere makes me
want to change her to a natural diet as
I'm doing with our others.At this time,
I'm not ready to do a totally raw diet & would prefer to feed a natural dry with
extras.What diet do you recommend for
diabetic dogs.
Thanks for your help. Pat Smart

Sex: Female Neutered

username: kdxb87b@prodigy.com

Pet: Canine

Breed: Irish Setters

Age: 11

Link to this post 30 Oct 11

Diet is indeed extremely impportant for the diabetic, and any change you make will likely effect her insulin requirements. I agree that w/d is not the highest quality commercial food you could be feeding, but because of the necessity of keeping the diet consistent, I would not try to switch to home-cooking. I would gradually try switching to a higher quality dry food such as that made by Wysong, and eventually add in fresh vegetables for additional nutrients. I also use a dietary suplement for Diabetics called Glucuril from Phytopharmica which contains chromium, bitter melon extract and other ingredients important for glucose metabolism.

 
 

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