10/4 Jill AMPS 212 / +4 119 / +7 173 / PMPS 191 / +4 133
- Thread starter Debra and Jill (the cat)
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carfurby (GA)
Member Since 2012
Has anything changed? Is she eating okay? Different food? 
Debra and Jill (the cat)
Member Since 2015
Everything is totally the same. Back to normal schedule, normal foods. We added fluoxetine on 10/23 - that's the only different thing.Has anything changed? Is she eating okay? Different food?
carfurby (GA)
Member Since 2012
I'm not sure. Maybe it's just a blip and she'll come back down. By the way, I think you mean 9/23.
Debra and Jill (the cat)
Member Since 2015
I do mean 9/23! Should she still be bouncing? Greens aren't new for her.I'm not sure. Maybe it's just a blip and she'll come back down. By the way, I think you mean 9/23.
carfurby (GA)
Member Since 2012
It's possible she could still be bouncing, but I would think she would have cleared it by now. However cats can just suddenly bounce after they've been in good numbers for a while. I hope she comes back down today.
Debra and Jill (the cat)
Member Since 2015
I also feel like she's gained weight. Not sure why since her food intake hasn't really changed. I'm going to weigh her today. Her belly is really round like a water balloon. We've had the vet check her out before for her belly and they think she is Ok, but she's definitely rounder than usual.
Bandit's Mom
Member Since 2019
Debra and Jill (the cat)
Member Since 2015
It feels like a balloon, a little hard, but with give. The vet did an ultrasound a few months back thinking maybe she had fluid building up but there wasn't anything she could see. She also said that some diabetic cats have muscle loss and we might just be feeling that around her belly so it feels a little more rigid than a normal cat. What do you think?
Debra and Jill (the cat)
Member Since 2015
tiffmaxee
Member Since 2013
Debra, do you have labs for her? Is she eating well? I wonder if fluoxetine is the problem . https://www.wedgewoodpharmacy.com/l...monographs/fluoxetine-for-veterinary-use.html
The first reason not to give it is diabetes but I don’t see why.
The first reason not to give it is diabetes but I don’t see why.
Debra and Jill (the cat)
Member Since 2015
I don't have the labs but I could get the recent ones. Anything specific to look for? Jill's eating well, very well - no change there. I didn't realize fluoxetine wasn't intended for diabetics and could have interaction with insulin. Has anyone found that to be true?
Debra and Jill (the cat)
Member Since 2015
This page says: Insulin requirements may change when taking fluoxetine.
But I haven't yet read anything online about that actually happening, not even here in the forums. Honestly, my vet would not know. For as many diabetic cats as there are, I'm shocked at how uninformed vets are. You guys are my go-tos.