09/15 bailey uk. should we switch to levermir?

[anna and bailey.uk england]

http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=124948

at the mo my boy has little scabs on his tummy,and a swelling.hes due in the vets next week where an experienced vet is being brought in to do a special scan. everyone that's helped me here from the start will know about previous tests and know that my bails has definitely some underlying cause to this high dose of insulin.hes had every test under the sun barr this spleen test and scan of surrounding areas (theyre putting a camera in to see whats going on) hes got an enlarged spleen but we don't know why. in a way this swelling in his tummy and scabs and baldness maybe a sign of whatever it is is finally rearing its ugly head.................but then hopefully itll help the vet to find what it is that's wrong. hes baffled but is honest and phones me at least once a week to see how hes doing!

my question is, regardless of this underlying cause hes obviously bouncing quite a lot when hes ok. would it be beneficial for us to switch to levernir?

 

[Wendy&Neko]

Sorry to hear Bailey's not doing so well. :YMHUG:

Levemir might be a good choice for you, some kitties go flatter on it, but not all do. We switched last year and I'm happy with it. The onset and nadir are a couple of hours later than for Lantus so you'll have to see if that works for your schedule.

 

[julie & punkin (ga)]

Ozy had something called Eosinophilic Granuloma. Here is a Wikipedia explanation of it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eosinophilic_granuloma I don't recall hearing you mention skin scabs or sores before, but as soon as I saw that I wondered if you have heard of this EG disease. What do you think of this description and photos?

I agree - you've given Lantus a good effort and had mostly good results on it. But if you want to try Levemir, go for it. Nothing to be lost by trying - if you don't like it you can return to Lantus if you wanted.

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