High BG won’t go down after two hours

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Mayci & Setsuki

Mayci & Setsuki

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Hi everyone,

When I got home today I found my cat Suki had trapped herself inside my bedside drawer, which had a forgotten open package of jerky in it. My guess is she probably got trapped in there for about 4 hours, based on what I could put together.

I found her and got her out—she had puked inside the drawer, and proceeded to puke 5 more times. She’s since been fine in that regard, but she is still very ill—shaky, has a hard time standing, etc.

she is normally incredibly sensitive to insulin, so I gave her a half unit of the novolin n she has been using. After two hours, her blood sugar is still reading as “hi” on the relion prime glucometer I have. I gave her another .25 unit, but I’m wary to give her more because I don’t have any sense of what her numbers actually are. I can’t get her to drink water either—she is only interested in laying down.


Her previous foster had issues with her going into hypo when she would get a half unit in the evening previously, so I’m afraid to give her more. (She only gets a half unit in the morning now). She technically never got her evening meal (dietetic management food) because of the jerky fiasco, but I’m not sure when exactly she ate that/how much it was, etc. Or if that even matters at this point.

I would appreciate any suggestions—I’m worried about her sugar staying this high for so long. :(
Thanks
Mayci
 
She will drink a little, but very little del the syringe. She is clearly still out of it now and still only laying down. I don’t know if I should take her to the hospital at this point or if I am better off continuing to monitor her as I’ve been doing??? I plan to check her bg again at 4 hour mark (1230am EST) in 30 min
 
Are you testing for ketones? Stress can cause BG to go up, and that sounds like a very stressful experience. Perhaps it will come down when she has a chance to calm down.
 
Check her glucose levels now. Then see if she will eat some of her regular food with some water mixed in.

Do not give any more insulin.
Insulin is not a drug, it's a hormone. It's not like, say, you have a headache and take 1 tylenol and then a 2nd because the first one wasn't cutting it.

There are many factors in play. In no particular order:
Beef jerky
vomitting
novolin n - not a great insulin for cats
a sensitivity to insulin
possible dehydration

I cannot stay online. I think a vet visit may be in order.

Tagging a couple of people who are on late at night
@Bron and Sheba (GA)
@Bandit's Mom
@Wendy&Neko
 
Chris and Checkers said:
Are you testing for ketones? Stress can cause BG to go up, and that sounds like a very stressful experience. Perhaps it will come down when she has a chance to calm down.
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I don’t have a way to test ketones at home currently, so I don’t actually know.

her blood sugar is still reading “hi” as I just took it. Going to try and give her regular food with water mixed in. I can’t find an open vet right now. ☹️
 
She ate a little bit of food with a lot of water in it, and I managed to get her to drink about a syringe and a half of water before she started refusing both. Laying down with her for another 30 before trying to get her to drink again.
 
I would take her to the vet……either the emergency if it is after hours or your local vet. Do you have an after hours vet in your area?
Please do not give extra insulin once you have already given the dose. That can be dangerous.
Does she seem dehydrated? When you lift up her scruff…does it stay up or does it drop down quickly?
Can you rub her gums?……are they slippery and moist or dry and tacky?
Will she eat for you?
 
Bron and Sheba (GA) said:
I would take her to the vet……either the emergency if it is after hours or your local vet. Do you have an after hours vet in your area?
Please do not give extra insulin once you have already given the dose. That can be dangerous.
Does she seem dehydrated? When you lift up her scruff…does it stay up or does it drop down quickly?
Can you rub her gums?……are they slippery and moist or dry and tacky?
Will she eat for you?
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I got her to eat a little but when I pulled her scruff she was incredibly dehydrated. Managed to just get her in with an emergency vet. Thank you all so much for all of your help through this—it has been a comfort during a very stressful 5 hours for both her and I.
 
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