Websterthecat
Member Since 2014
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Yesterday was a much better day for both Webster and my wife & I. Although his numbers stayed fairly high, he didn't experience any huge drop offs meaning no panic mode for Mike. :mrgreen: Hopefully today will go just as smoothly but with lower numbers as his bounce clears.
I decided to do a progress report today after looking back over the past 9 days since Webster came home from the hospital and realizing how far he has already recovered since finding him very sick under the bed.
Just in the past two days I have noticed that his coat is starting to shine! Also all the visible dandruff that he had is gone. He seems to be hydrated and he has been grooming him self all of the time.
While in the higher numbers yesterday he was active, alert and was purring even while I checked his BG.
Ever since we adopted him and fed him cheapo dry food his poop smelled so bad. He would go and I would be 3 rooms away and smell it within seconds. I would dart to his little box with my nose covered in my shirt to mute the awful smell while scooping. I've even had a few visiting friends and family members comment on how bad his poo smelled. Since switching to wet food.. while it smells like poo, it's smells like roses in comparison to his old poo. We also noticed much less pee in his litter box which I believe is a good sign. Ok sorry, hope you weren't eating breakfast. :shock:
Most notably, his appetite has improved thanks in part to the Fortiflora I believe (and thank you guys for the suggestion). He asks for his wet food by name and is able to pick it up and eat on his own. Since he was always a grazer, after taking his BG I have been putting out 3 oz of food (just over half a can) twice per day and leaving it out all day until he finishes. I notice that he takes a few bites, I give him his insulin, and then he returns to his bowl around +1 to +2 to eat some more. He seems to return again sometime later in the cycle to eat the rest but I haven't quite figured out when. Overall, he's been eating about 1.25 cans per day!
Yesterday my wife and I were reflecting on his behavior prior to the DKA. I distinctly remember him following me around meowing constantly although his food bowl was full, water was fresh and litter box was recently changed out. We couldn't figure it out! Why are you following me around? You have everything that you need! This went on for a couple weeks before he crashed with DKA. Never did it occur to me that he had diabetes and his body was destroying itself because the sugars from the food he was eating was not being processed.
So that's it - nicer coat, better appetite, less smelly poop, smaller urine output. Also, his inner white eyelids are not showing as they once were. Now, we just have to figure out why his BG keeps tanking. I'm hoping that we see an improvement as his appetite increases and we are allowing him to graze so that he can sort of self regulate throughout the day whenever he's feeling the drop.
Let's hope for a good day. Daddy's gotta get some work done Webster!
Yesterday was a much better day for both Webster and my wife & I. Although his numbers stayed fairly high, he didn't experience any huge drop offs meaning no panic mode for Mike. :mrgreen: Hopefully today will go just as smoothly but with lower numbers as his bounce clears.
I decided to do a progress report today after looking back over the past 9 days since Webster came home from the hospital and realizing how far he has already recovered since finding him very sick under the bed.
Just in the past two days I have noticed that his coat is starting to shine! Also all the visible dandruff that he had is gone. He seems to be hydrated and he has been grooming him self all of the time.
While in the higher numbers yesterday he was active, alert and was purring even while I checked his BG.
Ever since we adopted him and fed him cheapo dry food his poop smelled so bad. He would go and I would be 3 rooms away and smell it within seconds. I would dart to his little box with my nose covered in my shirt to mute the awful smell while scooping. I've even had a few visiting friends and family members comment on how bad his poo smelled. Since switching to wet food.. while it smells like poo, it's smells like roses in comparison to his old poo. We also noticed much less pee in his litter box which I believe is a good sign. Ok sorry, hope you weren't eating breakfast. :shock:
Most notably, his appetite has improved thanks in part to the Fortiflora I believe (and thank you guys for the suggestion). He asks for his wet food by name and is able to pick it up and eat on his own. Since he was always a grazer, after taking his BG I have been putting out 3 oz of food (just over half a can) twice per day and leaving it out all day until he finishes. I notice that he takes a few bites, I give him his insulin, and then he returns to his bowl around +1 to +2 to eat some more. He seems to return again sometime later in the cycle to eat the rest but I haven't quite figured out when. Overall, he's been eating about 1.25 cans per day!
Yesterday my wife and I were reflecting on his behavior prior to the DKA. I distinctly remember him following me around meowing constantly although his food bowl was full, water was fresh and litter box was recently changed out. We couldn't figure it out! Why are you following me around? You have everything that you need! This went on for a couple weeks before he crashed with DKA. Never did it occur to me that he had diabetes and his body was destroying itself because the sugars from the food he was eating was not being processed.
So that's it - nicer coat, better appetite, less smelly poop, smaller urine output. Also, his inner white eyelids are not showing as they once were. Now, we just have to figure out why his BG keeps tanking. I'm hoping that we see an improvement as his appetite increases and we are allowing him to graze so that he can sort of self regulate throughout the day whenever he's feeling the drop.
Let's hope for a good day. Daddy's gotta get some work done Webster!
Thanks.
