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Has anyone used PZI Insulin for diabetic cats? What is your experience with it?

Oct 15, 2006 by MICKEY M | Posted in Cats

Hi there...consider joining the support Yahoo Group for Diabetic Cats: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Diabe ticCatsDM/ There are over 499 members here who exchange information and provide wonderful support as well.

Here's the group's description:
Diabetic Cats Dietary Management is a group using the latest advances and products designed for feline diabetes maintenance by dietary means; mainly high protein diets. We are exchanging experiences, methods, and product information in a congenial environment. That means, postings remain positive and supportive - or the perpetrator is put on moderated status.

Professionals in the veterinary field are discouraged from joining this group, as it is a Yahoo 'self help' group, and, if they do join, they are expected to follow group rules, and respect that this is a forum of non professionals providing support. Credentials are not allowed, as credentials mean nothing, although any good scientific reference material you can find will mean each member can decide for themselves how credible your material is.

All suggestions provided on this list are given free of charge by cat people who are trying to help other cat owners battle disease. As your cat's caregiver, it is your responsibility to determine whether any advice provided is appropriate for you or your cat.

The assumption is that a licenced, competent veterinarian is being or will be consulted, and any advice given on the list is to be used as an adjunct to good veterinary care, not as a substitute.

Diabetic neuropathy in the cat

). I practiced a protocol called "tight regulation" with a low-carb canned diet and PZI (insulin), and his neuropathy improved (and he ...

Skin Problems in Cats

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Question: Dear Dr.Mike,

My friend’s cat has created the lesion pictured by licking his abdomen this problem has been treated with Panalog ,as well as Tinactin antifungal ointment. She has also tried an anti lick preparation available through her veterinarian. I have sent your reply asking the woman to rule out the possibility of abdominal pain or cystitis. When the cat is being boarded at the veterinarian’s the condition improves which might indicate?? A psychogenic cause at home? Or allergy at home? Do you have any ideas?

Thank you, Diana

Answer: Diana – When skin diseases clear up at our office and get worse again at home, we tend to think that three or four things are possible as underlying causes.

The first thing we think of is flea infestation or mosquito bite sensitivity. These are the most common causes of skin disease in the area in which I practice. I do not know how much of a problem they might be where you are.  We have had several patients whose skin would improve a lot while they were in our car whose problems seemed to be entirely due to flea bite or mosquito bite hypersensitivity. Trying to avoid letting the cat out at times when mosquitoes are at their peak activity (usually dawn and dusk) and using a good flea control product will usually help.

If we are changing the diet when the cat comes to our clinic, we also consider the possibility of food allergy. This is ruled in, or ruled out, by using a diet that contains proteins that won’t cause allergic reactions (hydrolyzed proteins, such as Hill’s z/d ™ diet) or unusual proteins for pet food, like rabbit, duck or venison. The diet has to be used for at least three weeks and eight weeks is better.  If there is great improvement on the diet that is a strong hint that food allergies are the problem. If the skin disease returns when a normal diet is fed that makes it more certain.

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