My cat, Koal--a 12-year-old solid black American short-haired cat--was diagnosed with diabetes nearly two and a half years ago. He nearly died with ketoacidosis, after being misdiagnosed by his vet. After spending nearly a week in the small animal clinic at Auburn University's school of veterinary medicine, he was able to come home and has been on 1-3 units of Glargine twice daily. His bg was stabilized (generally between 150-250) until about three months ago, when suddenly they hit the mid- and upper 300's, with some readings in the 400's. My present vet and I decided to change his insulin about a month ago to Pro Zinc, which is not working well at all. His numbers have gone from 4oo+ to 60 in about 4 hours or less. (I had to get out the Karo syrup a few days ago!) He has had a UT infection for about a month and is taking 25 Mg. of Zenequin daily for it. This antibiotic makes him sleep most of the time, and, being a finnicky eater anyway, he refuses to eat when on the Zenequin. I've reduced the dosage to 12.5 Mg., and he's eating better. I am looking for another kind of insulin--one that lasts longer and doesn't produce the highs and lows that I'm getting (home testing) with Pro Zinc. I've seen the various insulin groups that are posting comments. I look forward to exchanging information and ideas with others about feline diabetes.
missanne
missanne
