Bad Fish Breath Advice needed

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The vet can use a special super strong adhesive to keep the Libre CGM on your cat.

Fish stinks! Vegetarian or not, can't stand the smell of fish personally.
 
Well I found no other threads but theres quite a discussion about the meters on the one I posted.
I think the Vet may want to use it because they think it will be easier. Many Vets hold on to the old "The owner wont or cant do their own home testing" thing. Let your Vet know you want to be a hands on caregiver and are willing to do the tests manually. I'm sure Dusty will fight the testing but my Trouble did too and we got through it. It actually brought us closer together.
 
jt and trouble (GA) said:
Well I found no other threads but theres quite a discussion about the meters on the one I posted.
I think the Vet may want to use it because they think it will be easier. Many Vets hold on to the old "The owner wont or cant do their own home testing" thing. Let your Vet know you want to be a hands on caregiver and are willing to do the tests manually. I'm sure Dusty will fight the testing but my Trouble did too and we got through it. It actually brought us closer together.
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Jt I think she said something about preventing the hospital stay blood testing if I use this meter
 
The CGM monitors are more popular in European countries. I belong to a French language feline diabetes facebook group, and they have many members using the Freestyle Libre on their cats.

Yes, some vets do still like to do the older method, of keeping the cat in the clinic/hospital for 1 day, to monitor the first dose of insulin. That is to check for hypoglycemia. Which can happen even after the first dose. So I don't see why vets still insist on doing things that way.

But Lantus insulin has a "depot" or storage area, so the first dose is only the beginning to fill that insulin "depot." Usually takes 3 days to fill the depot, before you see the full effects of the dose.

Here is more information for you to read on the depot. Sticky What is the Insulin Depot? thread, from the Lantus/Levemir ISG (Insulin Support Group) forum.
 
Deb & Wink said:
The CGM monitors are more popular in European countries. I belong to a French language feline diabetes facebook group, and they have many members using the Freestyle Libre on their cats.

Yes, some vets do still like to do the older method, of keeping the cat in the clinic/hospital for 1 day, to monitor the first dose of insulin. That is to check for hypoglycemia. Which can happen even after the first dose. So I don't see why vets still insist on doing things that way.

But Lantus insulin has a "depot" or storage area, so the first dose is only the beginning to fill that insulin "depot." Usually takes 3 days to fill the depot, before you see the full effects of the dose.

Here is more information for you to read on the depot. Sticky What is the Insulin Depot? thread, from the Lantus/Levemir ISG (Insulin Support Group) forum.
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Thank you so much Deb !
 
Both mine and my boyfriend’s cats have had significantly worse breath since switching them to wet food. I know with my cat, the wet food gets stuck in her teeth (I can see it when she yawns) which I’m sure contributes to the bad breath. Although it can definitely be difficult for some cats, cleaning their teeth can help reduce the food residue, and consequently help with the smelly breath and also tartar build up
 
Sarah&Soph said:
Both mine and my boyfriend’s cats have had significantly worse breath since switching them to wet food. I know with my cat, the wet food gets stuck in her teeth (I can see it when she yawns) which I’m sure contributes to the bad breath. Although it can definitely be difficult for some cats, cleaning their teeth can help reduce the food residue, and consequently help with the smelly breath and also tartar build up
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Any tips on how you may have gotten you kitty to let you clean her teeth ? I am willing to give it a try Roe
 
Dusty & Roe said:
Any tips on how you may have gotten you kitty to let you clean her teeth ? I am willing to give it a try Roe
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So my cat is an absolute terror, but fortunately for me she is very easy to condition/train in exchange for treats. I take a piece of wet gauze wrapped around my finger and rub it over her teeth. I’ll do one side of her mouth, give her a treat, do the other side, give her a treat, then do one more quick swipe over both sides and give her another treat. It’s probably not the most thorough method, but it does get some of the food out and she mostly tolerates it :rolleyes:

I’ve also seen people post about these twigs or vines or something that are made for cats to chew on that helps clean their teeth, if that seems like something your cat might like
 
Raw chicken necks, so they can chew on them to clean their teeth. Kind of messy though, so I used to give them to my cat in small pieces, in the smallest bathroom and clean the floor after.
 
Sarah&Soph said:
So my cat is an absolute terror, but fortunately for me she is very easy to condition/train in exchange for treats. I take a piece of wet gauze wrapped around my finger and rub it over her teeth. I’ll do one side of her mouth, give her a treat, do the other side, give her a treat, then do one more quick swipe over both sides and give her another treat. It’s probably not the most thorough method, but it does get some of the food out and she mostly tolerates it :rolleyes:

I’ve also seen people post about these twigs or vines or something that are made for cats to chew on that helps clean their teeth, if that seems like something your cat might like
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I can try this !
 
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