Ev and Tribble
Member Since 2018
Hi all. My ~8-year-old cat Tribble (pictured in my avatar) was diagnosed with diabetes last Tuesday; he had lost three pounds in about a month, and then his annual blood work showed high glucose ("over 400," though I still don't really know what's normal and how that's measured, etc.) He didn't have ketones or any other apparent side problems besides the weight loss, and we moved pretty quickly into a starting insulin prescription (1 unit of Lantus twice daily) and trying to entice him to eat more wet food when he's always hated it.
I feel overwhelmed, but not as panicked as I was when the doctor first told me it could be diabetes--at least now I think it's manageable. But I'm worried about future financial issues because I'm between jobs, and overwhelmed by what there is to learn. And dealing with other humans is difficult. My partner's family, who we live with (Tribble and I moved in almost 5 years ago), was long opposed to putting their cats on a feeding schedule, which I wanted to do so I could stop Tribble from overeating their food and help him lose weight and be healthier. Now that he has diabetes, they're going along with it begrudgingly out of necessity. But I feel guilty that I couldn't manage to work it out earlier; because maybe if I had he wouldn't have diabetes in the first place.
But my partner is supportive, as are several friends, and Tribble's doctor is awesome.
But yeah, that's where we are now. Direction and support are appreciated. I look forward to learning more.
I feel overwhelmed, but not as panicked as I was when the doctor first told me it could be diabetes--at least now I think it's manageable. But I'm worried about future financial issues because I'm between jobs, and overwhelmed by what there is to learn. And dealing with other humans is difficult. My partner's family, who we live with (Tribble and I moved in almost 5 years ago), was long opposed to putting their cats on a feeding schedule, which I wanted to do so I could stop Tribble from overeating their food and help him lose weight and be healthier. Now that he has diabetes, they're going along with it begrudgingly out of necessity. But I feel guilty that I couldn't manage to work it out earlier; because maybe if I had he wouldn't have diabetes in the first place.
But my partner is supportive, as are several friends, and Tribble's doctor is awesome. But yeah, that's where we are now. Direction and support are appreciated. I look forward to learning more.
