Booboo is my rescue kitty we've had for about 8 years now. I found this beautiful friend at my boyfriend and I's first apartment complex after moving to Dallas, two bright green eyes peering out from under a deck. He's been a part of our home and hearts ever since.
Boo, or Bubba as we nicknamed him, was diagnosed diabetic a year and a half ago. We got him on Prozinc and got his diet on track. He's been stable for a year and four months. Until last week.
Bub had a Hypo attack. I rushed him to the emergency vet who stabilized him and sent me to a new vet near my home. His current dose of insulin had been too high. My old vet had some experience with diabetics, but I'm aware now that it wasn't nearly enough. After a day on fluids and some critical care food, he perked up a lot and I was able to take him home. He was doing okay over the weekend and a trip to the new vet on Monday had his glucose a little high due to no insulin prescribed over the weekend. A new lower dose recommended, some different diabetic food and a trip scheduled Tues. Tuesdays visit, he was a bit lethargic, but his levels were spot on. He hadn't eaten much that day, he'd been drinking water though, and the vet was able to get him to eat some at the clinic. Today has been ups and downs. He's not eating much again and is shying away from me, and what he did eat he threw up about 30 min later.
I've got a trip scheduled tomorrow morning, but he's got me very scared right now. I don't want to lose him, and I'm so afraid of doing something wrong again. :cry:
I've frequent this board several times over the last year, just reading and looking for advice. This is just something I am really out of my league on, so I'm reaching out to this wonderful community. I have the honey and emergency vet on standby, what else can I do?
Boo, or Bubba as we nicknamed him, was diagnosed diabetic a year and a half ago. We got him on Prozinc and got his diet on track. He's been stable for a year and four months. Until last week.
Bub had a Hypo attack. I rushed him to the emergency vet who stabilized him and sent me to a new vet near my home. His current dose of insulin had been too high. My old vet had some experience with diabetics, but I'm aware now that it wasn't nearly enough. After a day on fluids and some critical care food, he perked up a lot and I was able to take him home. He was doing okay over the weekend and a trip to the new vet on Monday had his glucose a little high due to no insulin prescribed over the weekend. A new lower dose recommended, some different diabetic food and a trip scheduled Tues. Tuesdays visit, he was a bit lethargic, but his levels were spot on. He hadn't eaten much that day, he'd been drinking water though, and the vet was able to get him to eat some at the clinic. Today has been ups and downs. He's not eating much again and is shying away from me, and what he did eat he threw up about 30 min later.
I've got a trip scheduled tomorrow morning, but he's got me very scared right now. I don't want to lose him, and I'm so afraid of doing something wrong again. :cry:
I've frequent this board several times over the last year, just reading and looking for advice. This is just something I am really out of my league on, so I'm reaching out to this wonderful community. I have the honey and emergency vet on standby, what else can I do?