Caryl & Sebastian & Alex (GA)
Member Since 2009
In Alex style, He is celebrating is annifursary of the day he was diagnosed with diabetes with a HI AMPS, which is not any different from any other day :roll: However, he also smells like acetone, his appetite isn't quite up to par and he has an upset digestive track which makes today a little more bittersweet than I was hoping for it to be because I was planning on giving him Bumble Bee or Sardines or any one of his favorite treats and he just isn't so hungry today. He's on Flagyl though...maybe this will turn around. The day is young! :?
If anyone reads my profile, the day that I found out about Alex having diabetes was a scary day for me. He was so so sick(as many of our kitties were at dx time)and I was guilt ridden for a long time because i thought for sure that it was my fault...if I had only known that the awful smell coming from him was ketones and not the bug spray I thought he got into...I would have gotten him to the vet three weeks sooner instead of shampooing him over and over and over. Until he literally fell down in front of me with a look on his face that said "Mommy, I'm sick" (which he didn't have for the first two weeks..he just smelled awful). Maybe his neuropathy would have been reversible? Woulda, coulda, shoulda? What did I know? Also, I was sure he was going to die. My first cat ever..a long time ago, had diabetes and heart disease and it took them forever to diagnose both of these things. By the time I found a vet who actually took blood tests and xrays, he said that with both of these diseases there was nothing that could be done and he had to be put down the next day. I was heartbroken. My poor Sparky was only 9. When I heard Alex had diabetes, and he already had hyper-t and a heart murmur I was sick. I was going to lose him and I was sick. My vet thought I was nuts and who told you they can't be treated together? Well veterinary medicine has changed a LOT since 1980
On September 23rd (Bruce Springsteen's Birthday), frustrated and sick and sad...I found FDMB and had found someplace to tell Alex's story. I felt that there was something amiss in the way he was being treated. I needed more control over my boy's illness...and boy did I come to the right place. In less than 24 hours I was on the phone with Hillary and had already started home testing! By the 13th of October my vet agreed to get onboard with Lantus (Alex was on horrible Vetsulin)if I could get some and I found a wonderful girl in NJ who gave me my first vial to try. And the rest is history.
Alex is far from being regulated but he is a multiple problem kitty and he is still a happy boy who feels good most of the time...because of the wonderful people here. I know I was difficult at times but never because i meant to be...mostly out of fear and because when you can't see a person's face, things often get lost in electronic correspondence. To those I ever pissed off, I apologize.
Hillary and Carolyn, you have been my rocks. I would have truly gone berserk without you. Libby, Jill, Cassandra, Bonnie, Venita, Sienne, Joan, Monique and so many others whose names are escaping me now I owe you so much for all of your help that I could never express the gratitude i feel in words...but I love you all. You are my family. You have given us hope where there was none; guidance when I couldn't see. You were there when I felt alone. I want to share our annifursary with all of you on the FDMB. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for getting us through this year ♥♥♥
Thank you to my Jackson for your never ending patience and being on the back burner way too often. Jackson is sick also btw and is going to get lots of TLC today. cat_pet_icon
Thanks to Rebecca for giving us this venue without which we would all be a hot mess :lol:
And last, but not least...
Alex, you are my heart and my soul. I have learned more about you this year than in the 12 years that came before. You are a real trooper and a true fighter and sport. I love you more than you could ever know. You are my hero ♥
I hope you all have a great day today..kitties and beans!!!!
Thanks for reading this!
2 Days Ago
If anyone reads my profile, the day that I found out about Alex having diabetes was a scary day for me. He was so so sick(as many of our kitties were at dx time)and I was guilt ridden for a long time because i thought for sure that it was my fault...if I had only known that the awful smell coming from him was ketones and not the bug spray I thought he got into...I would have gotten him to the vet three weeks sooner instead of shampooing him over and over and over. Until he literally fell down in front of me with a look on his face that said "Mommy, I'm sick" (which he didn't have for the first two weeks..he just smelled awful). Maybe his neuropathy would have been reversible? Woulda, coulda, shoulda? What did I know? Also, I was sure he was going to die. My first cat ever..a long time ago, had diabetes and heart disease and it took them forever to diagnose both of these things. By the time I found a vet who actually took blood tests and xrays, he said that with both of these diseases there was nothing that could be done and he had to be put down the next day. I was heartbroken. My poor Sparky was only 9. When I heard Alex had diabetes, and he already had hyper-t and a heart murmur I was sick. I was going to lose him and I was sick. My vet thought I was nuts and who told you they can't be treated together? Well veterinary medicine has changed a LOT since 1980
On September 23rd (Bruce Springsteen's Birthday), frustrated and sick and sad...I found FDMB and had found someplace to tell Alex's story. I felt that there was something amiss in the way he was being treated. I needed more control over my boy's illness...and boy did I come to the right place. In less than 24 hours I was on the phone with Hillary and had already started home testing! By the 13th of October my vet agreed to get onboard with Lantus (Alex was on horrible Vetsulin)if I could get some and I found a wonderful girl in NJ who gave me my first vial to try. And the rest is history.
Alex is far from being regulated but he is a multiple problem kitty and he is still a happy boy who feels good most of the time...because of the wonderful people here. I know I was difficult at times but never because i meant to be...mostly out of fear and because when you can't see a person's face, things often get lost in electronic correspondence. To those I ever pissed off, I apologize.
Hillary and Carolyn, you have been my rocks. I would have truly gone berserk without you. Libby, Jill, Cassandra, Bonnie, Venita, Sienne, Joan, Monique and so many others whose names are escaping me now I owe you so much for all of your help that I could never express the gratitude i feel in words...but I love you all. You are my family. You have given us hope where there was none; guidance when I couldn't see. You were there when I felt alone. I want to share our annifursary with all of you on the FDMB. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for getting us through this year ♥♥♥Thank you to my Jackson for your never ending patience and being on the back burner way too often. Jackson is sick also btw and is going to get lots of TLC today. cat_pet_icon
Thanks to Rebecca for giving us this venue without which we would all be a hot mess :lol:
And last, but not least...
Alex, you are my heart and my soul. I have learned more about you this year than in the 12 years that came before. You are a real trooper and a true fighter and sport. I love you more than you could ever know. You are my hero ♥
I hope you all have a great day today..kitties and beans!!!!
Thanks for reading this!
2 Days Ago
