Tahirah & Fidget
Member Since 2019
Hi! All the research I've been doing over the last week or so kept leading me back here, so I thought I'd join and say hello! My 10 year old Fidget was diagnosed on Monday and had his first shot of Lantus at the vet last night.
It all started on May 24 after Fidget had very soft poos that he normally gets after having wet food for more than a couple of days, which is frequently why I had him eating dry. He seemed miserable all weekend long and never bounced back, and I noticed weird things like head bobbing and hind leg weakness. By Sunday it was clear he was drinking too much and peeing too frequently as well straining a bit while doing so, so I took work off on Tuesday to take him to a local vet with the assumption that it was symptoms of renal failure. I did a urine sample that day and put him on three medications to try to stop crystals from forming. They tested his BG with Alphatrak and it was at 29 I think, so they suggested I come back after getting my next paycheque so I could get the bloodwork done that I couldn't afford then.
I took him back three days later to do the bloodwork and they called me on Monday with the results, his BG was 668. So they confirmed diabetes and I took him in last night to learn everything. He had been so tired and lazy so it was very easy practice giving him shots and pricking his ear, and I felt really confident leaving the vet.
Fidget's now on 1u of Lantus and I'm slowly adding DM to his FF until he adjusts a bit better. He's already perkier and less lethargic and his BG is already down to 338 so I'm hopeful. I'm really struggling with pricking his ear now that he's more chipper because he squirms so much and it's causing me a lot of stress, so I'm planning on calling the vet tomorrow to see what kind of support I can receive from them, cause I feel really uncomfortable and hopeless about testing his curve this upcoming Sunday.
Thank you if you took the time to read all of this! It feels really comforting having a group of people to experience this with who are going through the same thing
It all started on May 24 after Fidget had very soft poos that he normally gets after having wet food for more than a couple of days, which is frequently why I had him eating dry. He seemed miserable all weekend long and never bounced back, and I noticed weird things like head bobbing and hind leg weakness. By Sunday it was clear he was drinking too much and peeing too frequently as well straining a bit while doing so, so I took work off on Tuesday to take him to a local vet with the assumption that it was symptoms of renal failure. I did a urine sample that day and put him on three medications to try to stop crystals from forming. They tested his BG with Alphatrak and it was at 29 I think, so they suggested I come back after getting my next paycheque so I could get the bloodwork done that I couldn't afford then.
I took him back three days later to do the bloodwork and they called me on Monday with the results, his BG was 668. So they confirmed diabetes and I took him in last night to learn everything. He had been so tired and lazy so it was very easy practice giving him shots and pricking his ear, and I felt really confident leaving the vet.
Fidget's now on 1u of Lantus and I'm slowly adding DM to his FF until he adjusts a bit better. He's already perkier and less lethargic and his BG is already down to 338 so I'm hopeful. I'm really struggling with pricking his ear now that he's more chipper because he squirms so much and it's causing me a lot of stress, so I'm planning on calling the vet tomorrow to see what kind of support I can receive from them, cause I feel really uncomfortable and hopeless about testing his curve this upcoming Sunday.
Thank you if you took the time to read all of this! It feels really comforting having a group of people to experience this with who are going through the same thing
