Jennifer & Linus
Member Since 2018
Hi everyone,
I'm also a newly diagnosed freaked out cat owner here (one of many!) My cat Linus is the first pet I've ever owned - and I put him on a raw cat food diet a few years ago to do my best to raise a healthy cat and minimize diabetes risk - and yet, he was recently diagnosed a few weeks ago at the vet. Linus was diagnosed with gingivitis and was scheduled for a teeth cleaning and I noticed he was having trouble eating, so I caved and gave him some Wellness chicken canned food for about a week before his teeth cleaning - which has some carbs, but not that much.
As Linus underwent teeth cleaning two weeks ago, the vet noticed his blood glucose level was high (380 mg/dL range), so after one blood glucose test- the vet prescribed Lantus, 2 ccs / twice a day. Since he was on Wellness food for a little over a week, I wondered if the higher glucose test came from the change in diet, as he usually eats a purely protein raw food diet regularly. It also seemed quite drastic to put my cat on insulin twice a day, based one blood test and when he was eating his not-normal food of Wellness -but what do I know? After the teeth cleaning, I've switched Linus back to raw food since his teeth cleaning, he can eat much easier now. I've also just purchased the Relion confirm glucose meter, and just did my first blood test on him, a few minutes after he ate (when he is most relaxed and easy to manipulate). His first blood test reading came out to 442 mg /dL, which seemed high so I just gave him 2ccs of Lantus.
He's been on Lantus for two weeks now and I've been wary about giving him the insulin shots but I haven't had the blood glucose meter yet so I've been watching him carefully - he seems a bit lethargic, more than usual - but his urine volume has gone down.
I'm going to do my best to do more glucose testing as I get better at it - he's usually begging for food before mealtimes, I can't imagine trying to get blood from his ear unless his head it in his food bowl. Tips? I welcome any advice, suggestions or recommendations! I can tell there is such a wealth of experience on this diabetes board - thank you!
I'm also a newly diagnosed freaked out cat owner here (one of many!) My cat Linus is the first pet I've ever owned - and I put him on a raw cat food diet a few years ago to do my best to raise a healthy cat and minimize diabetes risk - and yet, he was recently diagnosed a few weeks ago at the vet. Linus was diagnosed with gingivitis and was scheduled for a teeth cleaning and I noticed he was having trouble eating, so I caved and gave him some Wellness chicken canned food for about a week before his teeth cleaning - which has some carbs, but not that much.
As Linus underwent teeth cleaning two weeks ago, the vet noticed his blood glucose level was high (380 mg/dL range), so after one blood glucose test- the vet prescribed Lantus, 2 ccs / twice a day. Since he was on Wellness food for a little over a week, I wondered if the higher glucose test came from the change in diet, as he usually eats a purely protein raw food diet regularly. It also seemed quite drastic to put my cat on insulin twice a day, based one blood test and when he was eating his not-normal food of Wellness -but what do I know? After the teeth cleaning, I've switched Linus back to raw food since his teeth cleaning, he can eat much easier now. I've also just purchased the Relion confirm glucose meter, and just did my first blood test on him, a few minutes after he ate (when he is most relaxed and easy to manipulate). His first blood test reading came out to 442 mg /dL, which seemed high so I just gave him 2ccs of Lantus.
He's been on Lantus for two weeks now and I've been wary about giving him the insulin shots but I haven't had the blood glucose meter yet so I've been watching him carefully - he seems a bit lethargic, more than usual - but his urine volume has gone down.
I'm going to do my best to do more glucose testing as I get better at it - he's usually begging for food before mealtimes, I can't imagine trying to get blood from his ear unless his head it in his food bowl. Tips? I welcome any advice, suggestions or recommendations! I can tell there is such a wealth of experience on this diabetes board - thank you!
See you on the other forum!!