Both of you stand firm on the need to test, please. My first diabetic cat, caused by prednisone shots for allergies, I was told just give the prescribed insulin every 12 hours once her head was in the food bowl. I trusted my vet, did as he said. Maggie had her head in the food bowl, eating, and I gave her insulin to her. Wasn’t testing. She refused to eat anything else, I had just run for the honey when she went into seizures and coma. It was so swift, sudden and utterly shocking. I rubbed honey into her gums and inside cheek as she was seizing the entire 15 minute drive as my husband raced us to the emergency clinic. She didn’t make it. I never want anyone to go through such a horrifying experience. I am scarred for life. Every single night with Fritz, panic sets in, because Maggie died at night, but this time I know I am in control because I test him and I have his numbers. I know that intellectually, but try telling it to my racing heart and shaking hands.
@Candilee this is why I was so adamant about testing in my first post.
@Denver I am a newbie right along with the two of you. The members of this board have already given me invaluable advice on those nights I was terrified. Fritz is on Prozinc and I elected to start low go slow, SLGS on this forum. He gets half a unit twice a day. I took a over a week before starting insulin, transitioning him to a low carb wet diet (Fancy Feast pate). He gets Dr. Elsey’s CleanProtein kibble as treats, sometimes as a meal topper, sometimes as a small meal, as well as Purebite freeze-dried chicken bites and Orijen’s Six Fish freeze dried treats. If you don’t test, you are flying blind. Can you imagine a doctor telling a human diabetic patient not to test?
