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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / November 2004Increased drinking and peeing in our cat
Our 13 year old, large and overweight cat has increased her water intake and consequent urine production of late. She is healthy and in good spirits and other than that, no different than ever (other than the inevitable slowing down that comes with age.) Haven't called the vet yet but of course I have wondered if she could be diabetic. I think the increased water consumption coincided with the elimination of wet (i.e. canned) cat food 4-5 months ago on the vet's suggestion to get her weight down a little. Should I be worried about this? I would call the vet, a fasting glucose (blood test) will tell you if it is diabetes. > Our 13 year old, large and overweight cat has increased her water intake > and [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > on the vet's suggestion to get her weight down a little. Should I be > worried about this? Could also be chronic renal failure. Yes, you should have her see a vet ASAP. Gail >I would call the vet, a fasting glucose (blood test) will tell you if it is >diabetes. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> on the vet's suggestion to get her weight down a little. Should I be >> worried about this? > Could also be chronic renal failure. Yes, you should have her see a > vet ASAP. Gail Our 15-year-old boy has just been diagnosed with CRF. His symptoms are strikingly similar to the OP's cat's. Please, OP, take your girl in right away. If it is CRF, the sooner you know about it, the better. > Our 13 year old, large and overweight > cat has increased her water intake and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > yet but of course I have wondered if she > could be diabetic. This is adefinitely a possibility, and kidney failure is another. You definitely need to have bloodwork done ASAP. >I think the increased > water consumption coincided with the > elimination of wet (i.e. canned) cat > food 4-5 months ago on the vet's > suggestion to get her weight down a > little. A cat that eats dry food needs to drink 6-7 times the amount of water to make up for the moisture it loses in the food, but most times they don't and end up constantly dehydrated which is unhealthy. This is one more reason why canned food should be fed. You can read a good article on this subject here: http://catsincanada.com/articles/feeding.html >Should I be worried about this? I'd be worried about a vet that would eliminate canned food and put your cat on a dry food diet to lose weight. The reality is that most vets don't know squat when it comes to nutrition or weight loss, and they think putting a cat on a prescription diet food is an easy fix. It's not, and I've heard countless stories of cats that either did not lose weight or *gained* weight on prescription foods. Getting your cat on a high quality, low carboydrate canned food (Wellness is what I recommend for weight loss and diabetic cats), *especially* if your cat is diagnosed with diabetes, is the best thing you can do for her. Here are a few links you should check out: http://community-2.webtv.net/getcathelp/tucker http://community-2.webtv.net/getcathelp/diabetes Megan  Signature"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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