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Vanadium Picolinate is used to treat diabetes in cats. - Vanadium Picolinate has been found useful in treating cats for diabetes. As with humans, diabetes in cats is a serious condition that requires constant monitoring and care. Additionally, your veterinarian may prescribe insulin along with Vanadium Picolinate.
- Vanadium Picolinate has been shown to regulate the sugar (glucose) in the bloodstream as well as regulate the body's chemical reaction to that sugar (insulin). Though preliminary tests were only conducted on rats and mice, field administrations to cats show that it is useful in regulating a cat's body's reaction to sugars as well.
- Treatment of diabetes in cats by using Vanadium Picolinate requires relatively small doses. Though your veterinarian will have more information, studies show that typically 1 to 2 tablets ground up and sprinkled on food was sufficient to control blood glucose and insulin in diabetic cats.
- Because it contains iron, it is possible to overdose a cat on Vanadium Picolinate, leading to heart arrhythmia and eventually death. Vanadium Picolinate can also be fatal if children ingest it in large quantities, so be sure to keep this and all other medications out of the reach of children.
- Vanadium Picolinate is not yet available through private purchase, though its close cousin Chromium Picolinate has been included in some dog multi-vitamins intended to control blood glucose. Only your veterinarian can prescribe Vanadium Picolinate for your cat.
