Living With a Diabetic Cat
More from this authorSmoky Talks... Those of you who are following me on Facebook are aware that, a couple of weeks ago, one of my cats, Beetlejuice, was diagnosed with diabetes. It’s been a challenge, to say the least, learning to care for a diabetic cat. Bee is one of three cats, cats who have been, up to this time, used to being able to graze on kibble throughout the day. Challenge #1: Diabetic cats cannot be allowed to graze; therefore, cats living in the same house with a diabetic cat cannot be allowed to graze. Sounds easy enough—just don’t leave the food dishes out. But do you have any idea how much of a ruckus one cat who thinks he’s hungry (even if he isn’t) can make? Now, multiply that by three. You’d think we were stringing them up and pulling out their toenails one by one, judging from the noise coming from the house. Good thing we don’t live in town and/or have neighbors who live too close by. Po, in a bagPhoto by Smoky Zeidel That aforementioned kibble is another problem. Challenge #2: Diabetic cats should







