New food for a diabetic dog

[Roscoe's dad]

Guido was diagnosed with canine diabetes last month and the vet has her on prescription purina. The Purinas first 2 or three ingedients are grains. I am looking for a higher grade food for her that will help her with her condition. My pet food girl recomended a fish and potato food from fromms. Any other suggestions?

[marianne]

What protein level is that food at? I have just gone through many foods for a dog with allergies. JEFF, I know your feelings about the Purina products. TRUST your pet food girl!!!!

[AngelBunny]

Have you thought about feeding your girl a raw diet?

[Terri Lambert]

There are many foods out there for diabetic dogs from your veterinarian that are prescription diets. Also what were you feeding before your dog became a diabetic as many dogs do well with their current diet just as well as long as it is a good quality food. The vet where I work we try to get the dogs on the prescription diets but some dogs are just to fussy or the cost is to high for the dietthen the client wants to pay.

[Roscoe's dad]

I rotate every other bag of kibble. Old dog premium kibble formula.

[Macloed25]

Trust the pet food girl over the Veterinarian. Not sure that is what I would do.

Your girl cannot handle the high energy, easily digestable diet. It causes spikes in her glucose or blood sugar levels that will cause damage to other organ systems. With diabetes she either has a lack of insulin porduction, or she produces enough, but her body has become insensitve to it. What your vet is trying to do with the special diet, which yes has the fiber products in it, is to slow down the digestive process so that her glucose levels do not spike to dangerous levels. In some animals, just like in humans, regulating her diet can eliminate or reduce the need for insulin. While a higher grade food may seem better, in her case I would be wary and talk to the Doctor before changing her diet.
If you were diagnosed with diabetes would you go to your food girl for nutrition information to help regulate your diabetes? I would trust you dogs Doctor.

ps
i'm not a vet, but have had some experiance with diabetes

[Ayoka]

Originally Posted by Macloed25

If you were diagnosed with diabetes would you go to your food girl for nutrition information to help regulate your diabetes? I would trust you dogs Doctor.

Well I would go to my doctor BUT my doctor does not make money from selling me food or get kickbacks from the grocery store for advocating that I eat a diabetes friendly diet.

I did find this site Pets with Diabetes: Home Cooking Recipies for Diabetic Pets and see there's a recipie from the Pitcairn book "Natural health for dogs and cats". Might be worth a looky loo for some home cooked/raw options for Guido