First home test on Splitzie...
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Sue and Oliver (GA)
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Yeah! Welcome to the Vampire Club. So, what's the number?
Deb415andNikki
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Dear Zinda, and, of course, you too, sweet Splitzie,
May we have a reading please, proactive sugar mom?
Hey! Welcome to the Vampire Club! Bet you never thought you'd hear those words, did you?
Love and continued encouraging hugs,
Deb and Nikki -- and, Giz, forever dancing in my heart...
May we have a reading please, proactive sugar mom?
Hey! Welcome to the Vampire Club! Bet you never thought you'd hear those words, did you?
Love and continued encouraging hugs,
Deb and Nikki -- and, Giz, forever dancing in my heart...
Hope + (((Baby)))GA
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Great, Kathy. What was her bg number? Don't forget to apply a little pressure with your fingers to the ear to not only stop the bleeding but minimize bruising. I use a cosmetic pad underneath where I stick and then roll that over and hold it firm for a few seconds. Don't forget to praise her......every poke, every single time, every day, month, year.......praise and kisses. Always the edge only of the ear too :smile:
MommaOfMuse
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Congrats and welcome to the Vampire Club!!! Bet you never thought you would hear that one! And what a pretty number to boot.
Mel, Max & The Fur Gang
Mel, Max & The Fur Gang
Phoebe_TiggyGA_NortonGA
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Hi Kathy, and welcome to FDMB. You've come to the right place to learn about caring for a diabetic cat.
Praise for Splitzie and you - both.
We use a "3 strikes and you're out" approach to testing to keep the stress level down. If we can't get a good reading in 3 tries - we praise and stop and relax. Usually we go ahead and give the injection - based on experience with Tiggy, for example, we know he has only been too low to inject about 3 times in 2 years.
Don't know if people have mentioned diet yet -- but diabetic cats (and all cats, really) benefit from a high protein, low carbohydrate diet of moist food. Most vets are out of date, so don't be shocked if your vet says something different. In their 8 years of education, vets typically spend about 3-4 hours studying diabetes in SEVERAL animal species.
read www.catinfo.org for excellent information on Feline Nutrition published by a vet, Dr. Lisa Pierson.
Janet & Binky's food charts contain protein, fat and carbohydrate content for many foods. The lists are very long and a bit daunting. A quick start is to avoid ALL dry food and all canned food containing GRAIN or gravy. (keep some in your "hypo" kit)
post your questions - this forum has world-wide membership, so someone is nearly always online.
Praise for Splitzie and you - both.
We use a "3 strikes and you're out" approach to testing to keep the stress level down. If we can't get a good reading in 3 tries - we praise and stop and relax. Usually we go ahead and give the injection - based on experience with Tiggy, for example, we know he has only been too low to inject about 3 times in 2 years.
Don't know if people have mentioned diet yet -- but diabetic cats (and all cats, really) benefit from a high protein, low carbohydrate diet of moist food. Most vets are out of date, so don't be shocked if your vet says something different. In their 8 years of education, vets typically spend about 3-4 hours studying diabetes in SEVERAL animal species.
read www.catinfo.org for excellent information on Feline Nutrition published by a vet, Dr. Lisa Pierson.
Janet & Binky's food charts contain protein, fat and carbohydrate content for many foods. The lists are very long and a bit daunting. A quick start is to avoid ALL dry food and all canned food containing GRAIN or gravy. (keep some in your "hypo" kit)
post your questions - this forum has world-wide membership, so someone is nearly always online.
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