| Cat |
Glucose Level |
Symptoms |
Sugar given before glucose measured? |
Outcome |
| Austin |
32 |
Coma & Seizures |
yes/ honey |
Start of "honeymoon" |
| Austin |
31 |
Asymptomatic (at vet) |
no |
Full recovery/ decreased insulin dose |
| Muffler |
<10
| Yowling, disorientation, hiding, stumbling, limpness |
yes/Karo syrup |
Start of "honeymoon" |
| Dudley |
42 |
Asymptomatic (at vet) |
no |
Full recovery/ decreased insulin dose |
| Moses |
40 |
asymptomatic/at vet |
no |
Full recovery/ decreased insulin dose |
| Missy |
30 |
Vomiting, diarrhea, twitching, rapid pulse, shallow
breathing |
Yes, lots at Vet! |
Full recovery, decreased insulin dosage to 1 x
a day. This happened about 1.5 months after diagnosis. |
| Sweetie |
? |
lethargy, third eyelid showing |
yes/Coffeemate |
Full recovery/ decreased insulin dose |
| Tigger Croissant |
20 |
vomiting, confusion, pacing in circles |
yes/Karo |
Full recovery/ decreased insulin dose |
| Rat |
? |
Drunken like,wobbly legs,Came on suddenly |
yes/Karo |
initially lowered dosage, but her sugar level skyrocked
again. Now on different insulin - PZI, no episodes since. |
| Tigger |
34 |
lethargy |
yes/Karo |
Full recovery/decreased insulin dose |
| Loki |
8 |
coma;lethargy, "yowling", seizures |
yes/Karo |
Full recovery/decreased insulin dose |
| Yvette |
LO (28 & under) |
lethargy |
yes/Karo |
One week off insulin, then back to 2u, 2x, currently
4u, 2x. Otherwise, full recovery. |
| Cinder |
? |
seizures |
? |
Hypoglycemic event June 1996, two grand mals and
a suspected stroke. Her vision is limited and she is doing great
now! |
| Teddy |
23 |
vomiting, extreme lethargy, hiding in unusual places |
Glucose drip |
Full recovery/no change |
| Teddy |
32 |
vomiting, lethargy, Sleeping/hiding in unusual
place |
yes/Karo |
Full recovery/We are now VERY SLOWLY adjusting
his insulin level up. Will probably go back to 2X/day, but not
at equal dosages. Also have changed his diet, which has helped. |
| Lemmy |
30 |
seizures, unable to stand, yowling, dialated pupils |
yes/Karo |
Full recovery/nochange |
| Emma |
? |
seizures, yowling, shock, more seizures, unable
to walk, turning in circles, appearing blind |
yes/Maple Syrup |
Full recovery/decreased |
| Boo-Boo |
66 |
vomiting, Bladder/bowel release, lethargy |
yes/Karo |
Full recovery/start of honeymoon |
| Melissa |
44 |
coma,walking in circles, blindness, hissing |
yes/Karo |
Switched insulin type; rejected that insulin type.
4 mo. later- recovered started honeymoon til passing in 12/97 |
| Johann |
Unknown |
seizures, circling, disorientation, growling, dialated
pupils |
yes/Karo. Later, 15 cc's of dextrose subcutaneously
every 1 1/2 hours |
Deceased |
| DJ |
<40
| vomiting, lethargy, dialated pupils, refusal to
eat, shivering/trembling in rear legs |
yes/Karo. |
honeymoon |
| Groucho |
<25
| <25
| yes/Karo |
Full recovery; changed diet |
| Joey |
42 |
Vomiting, lethargy, hiding |
yes/Maple Syrup |
Full recovery after 1 cc dextrose at vet |
| Bubba |
40 |
Vomiting, pacing, sniffing everything, seemed blind |
yes/Honey |
Full recovery |
| Tigger |
20 |
Seizures, paddling, dilated eyes, cold feet, evacuated
bowels |
yes/Karo |
In Neurology ICU 5/31/98 |
| Kosmo |
? |
Seizures, very stiff muscles about 7 minutes before
seizure |
yes/Karo |
Full recovery |
| Chloe |
60 |
Lethargy, trouble standing and moving due to twitching
in legs |
yes/Karo |
She just happened to have an appointment with the
vet that morning-- chloe was diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis.
Weekly glucose monitoring is required to prevent another episode.
She's doing just fine now. |
| Figaro |
? |
Lethargy, disorientation, blindness, deafness,
tryng to hide away |
yes/sugar water |
Changed insulin from NPH U-100 to Humulin-U. Weight
loss, change in eating habits, still in recovery. |
| Hobo |
32 |
Lethargy, odd behavior, stood in corner facing
wall |
yes/Honey + IV glucose at vet |
Full recovery |
| Maxine |
- |
yowling |
yes/sugar water |
Full recovery |
| Yello |
? |
seizures, heart rate of 40, breathing stopped |
yes/Karo & IV dextrose at vet |
Full recovery |
| Mudpuppy |
28 |
yowling, disorientation, "sniffing",
weakness, panting. "Binged" on food & vomited before
episode |
yes/Karo |
Full recovery |
