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Congratulations, Choco! Thank You Diabetic Cats in Need!
Wed, 2011-04-20 11:01 — Robin Olson
Our dear Foster mom, Maria has some tough times a few months ago when her cat, Choco, went into Keatoacidosis from undiagnosed diabetes. We did a fundraiser to help Maria with the costs and Diabetic Cats in Need also came to Choco's rescue. Our own, Jennifer J., who is a DCIN Volunteer and Kitten Associates Board Member, has been guiding Maria in proper care and nutrition, along with the folks at the Felinediabetes.com message board, to get Choco turned around.
Choco is "OTJ" or Off the Juice-meaning he no longer needs insulin and is considered in "remission" of his diabetes. How did this miracle happen? He's OFF GRAIN in his food. Yeah. Simple as that..that and carefully administered insulin until Choco's metabolism had time to adjust to the new diet. If ever there was a strong argument to get your cats off GRAIN (corn, wheat, rice, oats), then this is definitely one of them.
I'm very proud of Maria for her awesome devotion to Choco and thrilled there are excellent organizations, such as DCIN, who will jump in to help owners keep their diabetic cats by offering support and advice when times get tough.
Enjoy this great video about Choco and his other "OTJ" buddies!
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Congrats!!
Way to go, Marie and Choco. You did an awesome job. Your work with Robin has allowed so many cat caregivers to understand the symptoms, causes, and treatment of feline diabetes. Thanks to Jennifer and others on the Feline Diabetes Message Board for providing guidance, and to Robin for being a huge catalyst behind fundraising to save Choco during his hospitalization. Yeah for more people understanding that cats are obligate carnivores and that over time grains, especially kibble, can cause numerous health problems for cats, not just diabetes!!
Just reinforces my thoughts!
If you read the labels of the Rx diets for diabetic cats they're filled with corn, which has never made sense to me! I can only hope more cat parents will learn this for all cats and cut out the grain for healthier cats.
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