Help with cat.

[misssmudge]

Hi New here. Rudy has been diabetic for a couple of months now. Vet has him on Purina dm can food. We give his shots at 9:45am and pm. We give him Prozinc. We feed him a third of can after each shot and at 3:00pm. We don't home test because I am disabled and wife cant help much. He mostly lays around all day. Some days he will get on sofa with us and get on bed in morning. His weight is staying the same. He is real active when we get his shot ready and when we are eating. Loves to beg. Is he ok when he lays around but gets up some? We have him tested at vet about once a month. Results vary from 147 to 444. I know people say to feed him Friskies, but vet says no. We trust our vet. He has quit peeing outside of litter box. He still will do other on floor by box. Thanks for listening.

 

[SweetAngel]

hi, is there any way your vet can teach you to home test?

How old is Rudy? What are you feeding him? My vet (who I trust 100%) put my cat Angel on the Hills diabetic food, but after doing research thanks to this board, I know it's too high carb. The best way of controlling the diabetes is to home test and feed a very low carb diet, there are links on this board, I'd point you in the right direction, but I've literally just got back from vets with Angel after he had his first hypo. But I noticed you hadn't had any responses to your post yet so wanted to say hi.

x

 

[Maggies Mom Debby]

Hi and welcome to the board! You don't say how much insulin Rudy is getting. 1 unit twice a day? Or more??

And when you take him to the vet for his once a month test, does the vet do a curve - that would require that you leave him all day so he can be tested every 2-3 hours. A curve would show how low Rudy's glucose is going. It's possible that Rudy is lethargic because his glucose is either staying too high or dipping too low.

 

[julie & punkin (ga)]

it's hard to "make" a cat be active, but most cats enjoy playing with a laser light. exercise makes a body's cells more receptive to insulin. It's good for them, just like for diabetic people. Does he have any balls to play with? The only thing to watch for is if he increases his exercise, he might need less insulin.

Pretty much all of us hometest - cats tend to need frequent dose adjustments, unlike people and dogs, and that's how we keep them safe. it's not hard at all once you get the hang of it, and we can teach you. Just let us know.

Rudy sounds like a sweet kitty!