At a Loss

Archiesmom

Archiesmom

Member Since 2025
I am sharing a spreadsheet. My vet seems to be at a loss and so am I. It started with Archie admitted to ER, after stopping eating. After 6k, and a hospital stay he was diagnosed in September. Lantus, 2 units. He moved below 100 One night so doctor said do 1 but then we went back to 2 units. At first the vet said his numbers were good but we noticed he still drank and peed a lot. His numbers increased over time and we, with vet guidance, moved him up slowly until we got to 4 units, a food change (Purina DM to Wysong Epigen 90 and got a new vial. That is when we noticed positive change but it's a mess now. I am attaching a chart with numbers. We finally. Noticed him peeing and drinking less until today as his numbers are high again. :( He will NOT eat wet. He was adopted and must have started as a kitten on dry cause we have tried everything. He will not eat if not dry. Any guidance is appreciated.
 

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Hello and welcome. Did the ER vet mention anything about ketones or DKA when he was diagnosed with diabetes? DKA or ketones means we approach things a bit differently.

Would it be possible for you to convert your chart to our spreadsheet format and include a link to the spreadsheet in your signature. I find it really hard to look at numbers not in our spreadsheet format. Information on how to do that is in this post: New? How You Can Help Us Help You! Included in that signature is other useful information like how you are testing the blood sugars.

Transitioning from dry food to wet is hard. Some people switch their cat over to air or freeze dried foods. A switch to a lower carb food can mean the cat needs less insulin.
 
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