Sometimes you just have to laugh

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Kiara

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Billy has been doing well on Lantus, save for a quick BG surge when I increased the dose too soon and had to give him some carbs when I had an emergency and couldn't monitor him in the greens one day.

Now, we are being VERY strict with diet. Mostly, the other pet's food hasn't been an issue because Billy has neuropathy... not very bad, but he walks in somewhat plantigrade stance and hasn't been able to jump as high for awhile. Which has made keeping him away from bad foods much easier!

Well, this morning, the little rascal jumped on the counter for the first time in months. He drank the cream from my coffee cup while the coffee was brewing and I found him licking the butter.

I'm not sure what this will do to his numbers, but I'm so happy to see him jumping again <3
BRB, gotta go kitty-proof the whole house!! :D
 
That's great news that he's feeling well enough to jump. Are you giving him B12 to help with the neuropathy? And I'm glad it made you happy and you could laugh. This sugar dance is enough to make you tear out your hair sometimes! :)
 
Hello @granadilla

Zobaline is hard to come by in Canada. I've got some resources... either ordering it and having it shipped (expensive!) or making a version of it myself and having it shipped (still expensive-ish at $70 and more work but many more doses). We have a house full of pets with allergies and diabetes at the moment, so there's some triage going on. Zobaline/B-12 is happening ASAP.
Is there anything I can get here at a regular pharmacy to give him? Or is the Zobaline the best bet?
 
You may want to call your pharmacy to check if they carry methyl b12. I know the injectable type will require a prescription. You would inject it similar to insulin. When you call, make sure that you specify that it needs to be Methylcobalamin and not Cyanocobalamin. Another option is to see if a compounding pharmacy can make the tablets for you.

Another option is to check with either health food stores or vitamin shops. The may carry the Methyl B12. You just need to read the ingredients to make sure there are no sweeteners in it.
 
Several years ago I was helping treat a friend's cat who had severe diabetic neuropathy because his diabetes had been managed poorly on Novolin. He could barely walk, so she fed her other cats dry food upstairs and the diabetic canned food in the kitchen. A few months after switching to Lantus, his numbers were great and he had more energy and the methyl-B12 seemed to be improving his neuropathy, and he almost was ready to go go off insulin. Then, all of a sudden, his numbers started skyrocketing with no explanation. My friend called me in tears, not knowing what to do. "Are you sure he's not getting into the other cat's dry food?" I asked, thinking that was the most obvious explanation. She insisted that he hadn't been able to walk up the stairs in two years, so there was no way that was the issue.

She called me back the next day to tell me she caught her diabetic at the top of the stairs, munching away on the other's dry food. After that, she got rid of the dry food for her other cats, her diabetic went into remission, and continued to gain more mobility over time.

The moral of the story is: never underestimate a hungry cat. :)
 
You do have to laugh at times. My Tommy was having a terrible time with neuropathy right after his diagnosis and I was obssessivly watching his food intake. I felt so badly for him I decided to let him lie outside the kitchen door in the sun for a while. His hind legs were so wobbly I couldn't imagine him going anywhere. Well, a few minutes later I checked and there he was with a mouse……….or half a mouse. Good grief!! He is only allowed to eat twice a day with his injections since he is overweight and only controlled amounts. I spent the rest of the day monitoring his glucose. Luckily it didn't cause any problems for him.
 
When I adopted Spot, her diabetes was not being treated and her neuropathy was so bad that she could barely walk. After getting her on insulin, the right diet and methyl B12, she began to walk better and started jumping on the bed.

One day I could not find her. I searched all over the house for almost an hour. Finally I found her. She was asleep on top of my upper kitchen cabinets. :cat:
 
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