Frankie Bear
Member Since 2015
(Also posted in Prozinc forum) Hello there, this is my first post besides my intro. My name is Rhonda, my sugar cat is Frank. It's only been 3 months since diagnosis and he's gone from Lantus to Prozinc while very obviously deteriorating somewhat - he used to be a big, strong, muscular cat with beautiful fur who now looks a bit like a stray - he's lost weight, looks scrappy and can't jump like he used to. I love our vet but I feel that no-one will care about him like I do, and I fear that of course, she has other patients and therefore isn't that interested in pursuing this treatment with much zeal.
In early November we ceased all access to dry food. He hates it. He enjoyed canned food for breakfast previously but getting it all day every day leads to protests and hunger strikes. We stick to our guns but it's hard. (There are 6 other cats who get kibble so Frank wants it, too.) We have other special needs fur babies including 1 with no teeth, 1 with kidney disease, 1 with pemphigus (an auto-immune disorder), plus a kitten so this kibble battle is a big deal. It's like one of us has to be home and watching to see who's hungry all the time.
We finally got Frank down into a normal range a few times on Lantus but then I guess he was bouncing? His BG would skyrocket back into the 20s (mmol/L, we're in Canada). We had almost daily contact with the vet, trying to stabilize him but to no avail. He was switched to Prozinc 9 days ago. The vet sold me a bag of Purina ProPlan kibble, said it was <8% carbs so it would be ok for Frank to have. I am skeptical, and have read from others' responses to my intro that it's not possible for a kibble to be ok for sugar cats. I thought it was a godsend but if it's true, we'll have to take it away.
I guess this is the place for newbies to post so that's all I can think of at the moment. Frank's spreadsheet will be in my signature. Any advice anyone can give would be greatly appreciated!
In early November we ceased all access to dry food. He hates it. He enjoyed canned food for breakfast previously but getting it all day every day leads to protests and hunger strikes. We stick to our guns but it's hard. (There are 6 other cats who get kibble so Frank wants it, too.) We have other special needs fur babies including 1 with no teeth, 1 with kidney disease, 1 with pemphigus (an auto-immune disorder), plus a kitten so this kibble battle is a big deal. It's like one of us has to be home and watching to see who's hungry all the time.
We finally got Frank down into a normal range a few times on Lantus but then I guess he was bouncing? His BG would skyrocket back into the 20s (mmol/L, we're in Canada). We had almost daily contact with the vet, trying to stabilize him but to no avail. He was switched to Prozinc 9 days ago. The vet sold me a bag of Purina ProPlan kibble, said it was <8% carbs so it would be ok for Frank to have. I am skeptical, and have read from others' responses to my intro that it's not possible for a kibble to be ok for sugar cats. I thought it was a godsend but if it's true, we'll have to take it away.
I guess this is the place for newbies to post so that's all I can think of at the moment. Frank's spreadsheet will be in my signature. Any advice anyone can give would be greatly appreciated!
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