simbyboobop
Member Since 2017
Hello,
My name is Rachel and I'll primarily be operating this account with my partner, James, who is the co-owner of Simba, "Simmy". This is my first post.
Two years ago, during the summer months, Simmy suddenly started chugging water and urinating large, odorless volumes of pee; he seemed incontinent and just stood up in the bed and did it there one time. It took less than a week for us to realize what was going on; that incident made us bring him to the vet for help. We started out on Lantus at 1 unit BID and then after a fructosamine test, we were told by our vet to bump it up to 2 and then to 3. We had a hypoglycemia incident at 3U and have had a couple close calls. I am several states away for school; James takes care of Simmy by himself and works full time. We know we should be checking glucose to avoid hypoglycemia but our vet had told us that Simmy's patterns seemed to generate insulin for himself at random and unexplained times; glucose checking might not be worth the stress for anyone. As more expierenced owners of a diabetic kitty, we are considering adding this to the regimen. Simmy has been at 2U BID and doing well.
About a month ago, we were told our boy has chronic kidney disease. We went in for a dental cleaning and many days and many tests later were told that his BUN was 42 and his creatinine was 2.6. His urine values had a 'low concentration' and despite prying, I didn't really get more info. (If you live in the Boston area and know a different vet we could see, please let us know). We currently feed Simmy half a can of Friskie's pate after doing much research on the carb content and avoid dry food (so he gets adequate water/less carbs). We also feed him some pate between meals when he is hungry. Due to the development of CKD, we are confused in how to proceed. Our vet recommends prescription kidney disease (low protein) food and to prioritize this treatment over the diabetes (low carb intake). Please let us know of your experiences and any resources you might have found helpful in treating these comorbidities.
My name is Rachel and I'll primarily be operating this account with my partner, James, who is the co-owner of Simba, "Simmy". This is my first post.
Two years ago, during the summer months, Simmy suddenly started chugging water and urinating large, odorless volumes of pee; he seemed incontinent and just stood up in the bed and did it there one time. It took less than a week for us to realize what was going on; that incident made us bring him to the vet for help. We started out on Lantus at 1 unit BID and then after a fructosamine test, we were told by our vet to bump it up to 2 and then to 3. We had a hypoglycemia incident at 3U and have had a couple close calls. I am several states away for school; James takes care of Simmy by himself and works full time. We know we should be checking glucose to avoid hypoglycemia but our vet had told us that Simmy's patterns seemed to generate insulin for himself at random and unexplained times; glucose checking might not be worth the stress for anyone. As more expierenced owners of a diabetic kitty, we are considering adding this to the regimen. Simmy has been at 2U BID and doing well.
About a month ago, we were told our boy has chronic kidney disease. We went in for a dental cleaning and many days and many tests later were told that his BUN was 42 and his creatinine was 2.6. His urine values had a 'low concentration' and despite prying, I didn't really get more info. (If you live in the Boston area and know a different vet we could see, please let us know). We currently feed Simmy half a can of Friskie's pate after doing much research on the carb content and avoid dry food (so he gets adequate water/less carbs). We also feed him some pate between meals when he is hungry. Due to the development of CKD, we are confused in how to proceed. Our vet recommends prescription kidney disease (low protein) food and to prioritize this treatment over the diabetes (low carb intake). Please let us know of your experiences and any resources you might have found helpful in treating these comorbidities.
