Jen n Leo
Member Since 2019
Ok, so this is going to be a little long because I'm going to give some background.
Leo started walking funny on his hind left leg on Wednesday, I thought he had maybe injured his leg, so took him to the vet on Thursday. The vet thought the way he was walking was how cats walk when they have diabetes and developed neuropathy. They tested him and his blood glucose level was at 377. So they diagnosed him as diabetic and gave him a shot, but I don't know the units. The vet told me to give him 4.5 units of ProZinc x2 daily. Thurs evening I gave him that amount. Friday morning I only gave him 2 units because he only ate about half his food and the vet had told me to cut the dose in half if he only ate part of his meal. Friday night I gave him 2 units. Sat morning I gave him 2. Sat evening I gave him only 1 (because I had talked to people on this forum by then). Now he hasn't been himself since he started the insulin. I think he was in mild hypo. I couldn't tell if he was stumbling because his walking hasn't been great since Tues., but I could tell by just looking at his eyes that he was dazed. So I didn't give him a shot at all this morning. I was finally able to get a testing meter today. I tested him at 6:30 pm central time and his number was 170. I waited 20 minutes and tested him again and his number was 158. I'm not going to give him a shot since he is under 200.
Is it strange that his number is under 200 when I didn't give him a shot this morning?
He is still walking funny. Could it be that the high number on Thursday was a fluke and he really does have some sort of back injury?
I have an appt tomorrow with my dog, so I will talk to the vet about it. But would like to hear what some more experienced diabetes parents think. Thanks!
Leo started walking funny on his hind left leg on Wednesday, I thought he had maybe injured his leg, so took him to the vet on Thursday. The vet thought the way he was walking was how cats walk when they have diabetes and developed neuropathy. They tested him and his blood glucose level was at 377. So they diagnosed him as diabetic and gave him a shot, but I don't know the units. The vet told me to give him 4.5 units of ProZinc x2 daily. Thurs evening I gave him that amount. Friday morning I only gave him 2 units because he only ate about half his food and the vet had told me to cut the dose in half if he only ate part of his meal. Friday night I gave him 2 units. Sat morning I gave him 2. Sat evening I gave him only 1 (because I had talked to people on this forum by then). Now he hasn't been himself since he started the insulin. I think he was in mild hypo. I couldn't tell if he was stumbling because his walking hasn't been great since Tues., but I could tell by just looking at his eyes that he was dazed. So I didn't give him a shot at all this morning. I was finally able to get a testing meter today. I tested him at 6:30 pm central time and his number was 170. I waited 20 minutes and tested him again and his number was 158. I'm not going to give him a shot since he is under 200.
Is it strange that his number is under 200 when I didn't give him a shot this morning?
He is still walking funny. Could it be that the high number on Thursday was a fluke and he really does have some sort of back injury?
I have an appt tomorrow with my dog, so I will talk to the vet about it. But would like to hear what some more experienced diabetes parents think. Thanks!
