HELP DIABETES

How much would a cat with diabetes drink. I am getting a little paranoid.
i have measured her intake today and she has drunk about 5 to 6 fluid ounces
and had two pees neither were much volume, nothing like the last two weeks.
?
"Gill Rattenbury" wrote in

in article , Gill Rattenbury at
wrote on 10/15/03 1:52 AM:

How much would a cat with diabetes drink. I am getting a little paranoid.
i have measured her intake today and she has drunk about 5 to 6 fluid ounces
and had two pees neither were much volume, nothing like the last two weeks.
?
"Gill Rattenbury" wrote in


She would probably be eliminating more as well, but just take her to the vet
for a blood test if you are suspicious. Nothing like peace of mind. Nice to
have something to compare against for other times as well.

Karen

in article , Gill Rattenbury at
wrote on 10/15/03 1:52 AM:

How much would a cat with diabetes drink. I am getting a little paranoid.
i have measured her intake today and she has drunk about 5 to 6 fluid ounces
and had two pees neither were much volume, nothing like the last two weeks.
?
"Gill Rattenbury" wrote in


She would probably be eliminating more as well, but just take her to the vet
for a blood test if you are suspicious. Nothing like peace of mind. Nice to
have something to compare against for other times as well.

Karen

"Gill Rattenbury" wrote in message
...
How much would a cat with diabetes drink. I am getting a little paranoid.
i have measured her intake today and she has drunk about 5 to 6 fluid
ounces
and had two pees neither were much volume, nothing like the last two
weeks.
?

Gill,

Try to relax a bit - She doesn't need as much water because she's peeing a
lot less. Sugar in urine (glycosuria) causes diuresis, which in turn
causes polyuria (normal urination). Polydipisia (normal water
consumption) in diabetic cats is a compensatory reaction to polyuria to
prevent dehydration.

If I were you, I'd take her back to the vet to check her blood and urine
glucose concentrations and hydration status. My guess is her urine glucose
is less than before - but that does not mean her blood and urine don't have
to be continuously monitored. Cats have a high renal threshold for glucose
so her blood glucose can be as high as 300 mg/dl before glucose shows up in
the urine. Every cat has different renal threshold.


A simple guide (remember, this is just a guide and not the actual water
requirement) for a *normal* cat's daily water needs is about an ounce/pound
of body weight or about 60 ml/kg. A more accurate "guestimate" of water
needs is based on the cat's daily energy requirement (DER) or about 1
ml/kcal. IOW, a 4 kg cat with a DER of 45 kcal/kg/day or 180 kcal/day, has
a daily water requirement of about 180 ml/day or about 6 oz.

Calculating daily water needs for diabetic cats is *very* tricky (without
measurements) and is highly dependent on the degree of polyuria.

Are you feeding her canned or dry r/d? A 5.5 oz can of r/d contains about
140 ml of water or about 4.5 oz.

Phil

"Gill Rattenbury" wrote in message
...
How much would a cat with diabetes drink. I am getting a little paranoid.
i have measured her intake today and she has drunk about 5 to 6 fluid
ounces
and had two pees neither were much volume, nothing like the last two
weeks.
?

Gill,

Try to relax a bit - She doesn't need as much water because she's peeing a
lot less. Sugar in urine (glycosuria) causes diuresis, which in turn
causes polyuria (normal urination). Polydipisia (normal water
consumption) in diabetic cats is a compensatory reaction to polyuria to
prevent dehydration.

If I were you, I'd take her back to the vet to check her blood and urine
glucose concentrations and hydration status. My guess is her urine glucose
is less than before - but that does not mean her blood and urine don't have
to be continuously monitored. Cats have a high renal threshold for glucose
so her blood glucose can be as high as 300 mg/dl before glucose shows up in
the urine. Every cat has different renal threshold.


A simple guide (remember, this is just a guide and not the actual water
requirement) for a *normal* cat's daily water needs is about an ounce/pound
of body weight or about 60 ml/kg. A more accurate "guestimate" of water
needs is based on the cat's daily energy requirement (DER) or about 1
ml/kcal. IOW, a 4 kg cat with a DER of 45 kcal/kg/day or 180 kcal/day, has
a daily water requirement of about 180 ml/day or about 6 oz.

Calculating daily water needs for diabetic cats is *very* tricky (without
measurements) and is highly dependent on the degree of polyuria.

Are you feeding her canned or dry r/d? A 5.5 oz can of r/d contains about
140 ml of water or about 4.5 oz.

Phil