I apologize in advance if this has been discussed before, but theres so much information on here that Im a bit overwhelmed and still confused about FD and proper care and treatment for my lovely sweet kitty Curt, Today marks the 2nd week anniversary of his insulin shots and the 5th day in a row ive been consistently testing. Overall, he seems to be doing much better, His dandruff has cleared up almost completely and his coat is very soft and shiny now. He no longer drinks excessively other than a few sips right after a meal. A board member made a great suggestion to me about adding water to his wet food and that has worked wonders. He licks his bowl clean and all the food and then goes and has a few sips of regular water. His litter box has made it a whole 6 days before having to change it, pre treatment by the 2nd day it was flooded. He is very playful and sweet and purrs all the time and I just know he feels so much better. The only problem - the neuropathy which first alerted me that something was seriously wrong, has not improved or even has worsened in these last 2 weeks. He is not due to the vet for another week, and his purpose of visit is only for a fructosamine test. His vet (which is a Cats Only clinic) said that the neuropathy isnt something that likely will be able to be treated and also mentioned something about his teeth? Im so confused. Im so glad he is feeling so much better, but what is the point if he can barely walk sometimes? Its also very exaggerated after BG testing - since I have to restrain him - once we are through he can only walk a few steps and he has to sit down. So heartbreaking 
Fortunately he has gotten better at the testing (And so have i,) so im able to just gently put a blanket over him and poke him fast enough to where he doesnt struggle too much. Ive heard a lot about B 12 and other things... but is there really any hope that he will regain strength in his hind legs, or at least stop any further deterioration?? I havent done an offical curve, but ive been testing 2 to maybe 3 times a day and his numbers have been pretty consistent - mid 300s pre shot and low to mid 100s within 3 to 5 hours after shot. To me this is a vast improvement to the near 500 he had at DX time and the 400 + he was showing during his last fur shot. I guess my question is will he resolve on his own now that his BG is consistently lower, or will I have to provide other treatment? If its worth anything, they did 500 dollars worth of other tests on his kidneys, liver, heart, thyroid, and everything else came back strong.
Thanks so much..
Tom and Curt.
Fortunately he has gotten better at the testing (And so have i,) so im able to just gently put a blanket over him and poke him fast enough to where he doesnt struggle too much. Ive heard a lot about B 12 and other things... but is there really any hope that he will regain strength in his hind legs, or at least stop any further deterioration?? I havent done an offical curve, but ive been testing 2 to maybe 3 times a day and his numbers have been pretty consistent - mid 300s pre shot and low to mid 100s within 3 to 5 hours after shot. To me this is a vast improvement to the near 500 he had at DX time and the 400 + he was showing during his last fur shot. I guess my question is will he resolve on his own now that his BG is consistently lower, or will I have to provide other treatment? If its worth anything, they did 500 dollars worth of other tests on his kidneys, liver, heart, thyroid, and everything else came back strong. Thanks so much..
Tom and Curt.
