My three cats are about the same age as yours and they thrive on iams. They eat most things put in front of them and are a bit chunky because of it, iams is the only thing that for a long time didn't give them funny tummies.
One of my girls dislocated her hip early part of last year and had to have an operation to remove the joint altogether. She can no longer jump up onto things (though she will jump down) so I have create ramps for her to get to her favourite high spots.
Maybe she is just feeling the wear and tear of exploration, at 10 they do start to slow down a little. Do you have the room to create some steps up or ramps up to favourite spots?
Thank you so much for all your replies. I can't tell you how much this support has meant to me 😀 mouse16, I've taken your advice on the diet issue and am working on incorporating more cooked fish 😀
I got the result this morning and it's Diabetes. :012:
My Vet has said he won't be going down the medication route as the only way to control it with insulin is though daily blood and urine test so really can only be done like that if the owner's a vet. He did say that a new cat food has been "launched this week" specially formulated for diabetic cats that he seemed to think would work OK so I'm going to pick that up from him tomorrow.
Other than the diabetes she's completely healthy, which is good news. 😀
I've done some research and it seems that most commercial cat food is high in grains and cereals but that a cats digestive tract is short and can't deal with much carbohydrate. So that may well have contributed to the problem.
10 seems so young, the last cat my mother had lived to 18! If you know of any reliable resources on feline diabetes, or have info at all please let me know?
Thank you so much :043:
I'm sure with the right care she will be fine, don't worry!
Can suggest having a look here as a good info source (from feline advisory bureau):
[url]Diabetes: what does it mean for my cat and me?[/url]
Milk is quite carby so you might want to think about cutting that down (?)
Glad the vet has been able to identify a cause to this, hopefully now you know what you are dealing with you will be able to adapt her diet to suit her needs.
Hope she has a long and happy life going forward.
Thanks so much for all your help, support and patience with my panicky posts. I really appreciate it :grouphug: