Hehe, thanks! We found Lobster nearly starved at a Red Lobster in town. Everyone at the neighboring restaurant said he had been wandering around since the colleges let out months prior. He didn't have a tail to speak of so we figured he had an accident. Turns out he is most likely a red Manx. What did we know? His nickname became "Nubber" for his nub of tail, which he wiggles on command. After living out of a Red Lobster dumpster in the heat of the summer he would not touch anything seafood flavored for years. He has been a super cat from day one. How he ended up abandoned is beyond me.
I am curious, has anyone seen insulin resistance or higher BG's with Cosequin? Looking over Sarge's spreadsheet I notice that the times he has given me the biggest fight about taking the Cosequin he also had his best numbers. The most striking example would be around this past Christmas. When he started to limp in early Jan. I redoubled my efforts to get him to eat the full dose (not leave the Cosequin food for Lobster & Diesel) and his numbers went up. Fast. At first I thought it was the brewer's yeast I went back to hiding it in but I am still seeing the pattern after stopping that. I am also suspicious because after his visit to the vet in Oct. '13 I started giving him Cosequin for his hips. May '14 he turned up diabetic. Coincidence, maybe since Cosequin is approved for diabetic cats but every cat is different. He needs something or his hips get sore but I am thinking of trying something new just to see what happens. Maybe Welactin or Dasaquin?
just think of it as the 2 step dance - a couple of steps this direction and a couple of steps that direction. 