Another cat and devoted owner deserve a huge congratulations! We are so pleased to announce that Justin has gone into diabetic remission. Justin is also even more handsome ( if that's possible ) as his owner worked hard to help him achieve a healthy body weight.
We will be monitoring Justin going forward but his future is looking bright!
There are only a few spaces left on our clinical trial for diabetic cats. We have been so pleased to see so many cats improve and get a second lease on life. If you have a diabetic cat that has been diabetic for less than two years and can travel to Hertfordshire, please contact our clinic. We welcome all enquiries!
Message us here on Facebook or email the clinic at [email protected]
Beautiful Edgar is resting a little easier now that he doesn't require daily insulin. He is another success story for our trial and we are so pleased that this fluffy gentle giant is with us. Congrats to both Edgar and his devoted owner! ❤️
Our clinical trial for diabetic cats still boasts a remission rate of great than 50 % of cats. Our trial provides free food for one year and free monitoring bloodwork for one year. We are looking for diabetic cats that could afford to lose some weight and have been diabetic for less than two years .
If you live near London and want to have your cat considered for the clinical trial please get in touch! We welcome all enquiries. Our trial will close in December 2022.
Please call 01707666906 or email [email protected] for more information.
Another one of our lovely trial cats has achieved diabetic remission. To date 75% of our trial cats have achieved remission after being part of our trial for at least 4 weeks. This is an amazing achievement for both cats and owners.
Pip is sporting one of our trial pet tags, given so that anyone who meets them knows they are cats helping scientific research and are on a special medical diet! Doesn't he look dashing?
We will have space on the trial for more cats to participate. If you have a cat that has been diagnosed as diabetic for less than one year please contact the [email protected] email or message us here on facebook for more information.
Another trial cat has achieved diabetic remission, which means Jimi no longer requires insulin.
Jimi started our trial as an unstable diabetic and it took several weeks and a hugely committed owner to help him make such great progress. Currently Jimi is very healthy and coping well on the trial diet.
There is still room on our clinical trial for new cats to join us. We are seeing approximately 75% of cats on our trial recovering normal glycaemic control as well as an increased quality of life. If you have an overweight diabetic cat and would like to get in touch please send us a message on facebook or email [email protected]
One of the team was poorly last week. In bed for days with a bad chest infection and they woke up to a cheery sight. Emotional support cats galore! We take care of them because they take care of us 💗
The modern cat owner knows that cats are obligate carnivores. But what does this statement mean for feline diets, for both the healthy and the chronically ill cat?
The ancestors of the domestic cat, Felis silvestris, are assumed to have caught small prey as their main food source. The composition of these prey animals consisted mainly of protein, skeletal systems and whatever grain or carbohydrates were contained in their intestinal tract. This had lead to cats developing metabolisms designed to use protein as a source of energy. This however, does not mean that cats cannot digest or use carbohydrates as a form of energy, but that proportions were limited.
Because cats use protein as an energy source they have a higher basal need for nitrogen and an increased requirement for essential amino acids. Cat's require 11 amino acids for optimal feline metabolism. Often these amino acids are needed in greater amounts in sick or unwell cats, who are at risk of protein malnutrition. Three important amino acids are Taurine, Arginine, and Methionine, which play a vital role in keeping cats healthy.
Currently the RVC is running a clinical trial using a newly developed food that is high in protein and low in carbohydrates to promote diabetic remission and weight loss in diabetic cats. While improving the health of diabetic cats, this study will also help advance our knowledge and understanding of feline dietary requirements.
If you have a newly diagnosed diabetic cat and would like to enquire about joining our clinical trial, which provides Free diagnostic screening and free trial food please contact us here on facebook or email [email protected]
For the keen owner please refer to the following article
https://veterinary-practice.com/article/the-cat-as-a-carnivore-proteins-carbohydrates-and-beyond
Remission clinic's Dr Vanessa Woolhead presenting her work on IGF-1 changes in diabetic cats: 9.1% are negative for acromegaly initially and then become positive! Well done Vanessa! The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) ECVIM-CA congress 2017 @malta
Drawing up insulin for a pet
What are your tips for drawing up insulin for your diabetic cat or dog? Here are some of ours Diabetic Remission Clinic The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) #progressthrougheducation #petdiabetes
Stijn about to start talking Diabetes in Germany #DeutscheVet @theRVC #RVCPetDiabetesAppAuchAufDeutsch #GutenMorgenKöln
Dogs & diabetes
What type of diabetes do dogs get? We have been talking about cats a lot on our site, let's start 2017 by giving some airtime to our dogs; happy New Year loyal followers! The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) Diabetic Remission Clinic #passionforteaching #dogs #pets #diabetes #veterinary
The RVC Diabetic Remission Clinic investigates the optimum methods to achieve good diabetic control, We welcome enquiries about potential cases.
