Best food for my 15-year-old cat with diabetes and urinary issues?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | neutered | 13 lbs
My cat is diabetic and has urinary issues - which cat food is the best for him - he is 15 years old
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Published on May 31st, 2018
The best food for a cat with diabetes and urinary issues will always be a canned food diet. For diabetics, we try to keep their carbohydrates low. This is only possible with a canned food. I am attaching a link below to a list of canned foods which lists the carbohydrates (which are often not on the label). In general, I try to keep my diabetic patients in the 10-15% carbohydrate range if possible. http://binkyspage.tripod.com/CanFoodNew.html Good luck! I hope that was helpful. Thanks for using PetCoach.
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Published on July 18th, 2018
Actually, there are a few commercial canned cat foods that have less carbs than typical diet foods and better diet parameters> One such food is Fancy Feast, all flavors EXCEPT the tuna flavors. So if your cat likes canned food this is a great choice. I had one diabetic tom on this for 12 (!) years and he went into remission several times until he finally died at the age of 26. I have another tom right now who also is well regulated on this food with insulin. So Fancy Feast canned food without tuna is a good alternative.
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