I'm looking for a vet in the Cleveland area that has experience with feline diabetes. I like my vet and she seems to be pretty knowledgeable, (what she says seems to agree with what I'm reading online) but I'd almost like to get a "second opinion" just to make sure I'm not taking too much for granted and that we're exploring all the options.
I'm on the east side of Cleveland, so anything in the city, the eastern burbs, or even the west side of Cleveland would be of interest.
Thanks all, and hello! I'm new to the boards. My kitty was just diagnosed two weeks ago, and is in the vet today for her first blood curve. She's on 1 unit once a day of Lantus. I haven't been doing home testing, but have ordered a kit.. I admit I'm a bit of a chicken about doing it, and I've been waiting on the first curve results to see if it's needed.
For food, I've been feeding her Wellness Core since before she was diagnosed, so I just kept her on that. She really seems to prefer the dry to the wet food though, so I'm not sure what to do about that. She lost 2.6 pounds in 4 months so I'm just happy to get her to eat, even if it's not wet food. Also tried tuna and sliced turkey breast, which she picks at, but she really seems to prefer the Wellness Core dry. Unfortunately my other kitty is overweight so I'm also trying to figure out how to make sure the one has plenty of food while the other isn't gorging herself. :roll:
Edited to add - I got her when she was full-grown from a shelter, and the vet at that time guesstimated she was 2-3 years old, but wasn't entirely sure (since I guess there's no easy way to tell?). That would make her 5-6 years now, but does the diabetes diagnosis mean she's likely significantly older? It doesn't seem like 5-6 is a likely age for a cat to be diagnosed with diabetes. She's never been overweight.
I'm on the east side of Cleveland, so anything in the city, the eastern burbs, or even the west side of Cleveland would be of interest.

Thanks all, and hello! I'm new to the boards. My kitty was just diagnosed two weeks ago, and is in the vet today for her first blood curve. She's on 1 unit once a day of Lantus. I haven't been doing home testing, but have ordered a kit.. I admit I'm a bit of a chicken about doing it, and I've been waiting on the first curve results to see if it's needed.
For food, I've been feeding her Wellness Core since before she was diagnosed, so I just kept her on that. She really seems to prefer the dry to the wet food though, so I'm not sure what to do about that. She lost 2.6 pounds in 4 months so I'm just happy to get her to eat, even if it's not wet food. Also tried tuna and sliced turkey breast, which she picks at, but she really seems to prefer the Wellness Core dry. Unfortunately my other kitty is overweight so I'm also trying to figure out how to make sure the one has plenty of food while the other isn't gorging herself. :roll:
Edited to add - I got her when she was full-grown from a shelter, and the vet at that time guesstimated she was 2-3 years old, but wasn't entirely sure (since I guess there's no easy way to tell?). That would make her 5-6 years now, but does the diabetes diagnosis mean she's likely significantly older? It doesn't seem like 5-6 is a likely age for a cat to be diagnosed with diabetes. She's never been overweight.