Crystal&Hendrix
Member Since 2020
hello everyone, I just wanted to share my story so you know a little bit more about Hendrix and I.
I adopted Hendrix about 6 years ago, he was the sweetest boy ever I couldn’t resist. Hendrix is about 10 years old. The last 6 years with him have been amazing, he’s super duper friendly, snuggly, loving and caring. He’s always been at my side even through tough times as I have been at his. He sure loves his wet food, loves to watch bird videos on the television, he enjoys chasing and catching bugs and absolutely loves the sunshine.
This year he started peeing outside of his litter box but he was still a good boy any other time so it was hard to get upset about it really. I ended up getting concerned as it was happening a lot!! I eventually took him to a local vet to have him checked out. The vet said that because of him urinating outside of his box and his excessive thirst she wanted to test his BG level and see if we could go from there as she mentioned that is a sign of diabetes... I was nervous and sad. Once she got his test done his BG was around 40.1. I’m not going to lie, I wanted to drop to the floor....that day the vet had told me she thinks it would be a “good idea” to just put him at peace because treating diabetes is a hassle and she didn’t think his BG could ever be regulated. I refused up and down and cried for so long that they would even suggest that without letting me even try to help him. So when we arrived home that day I ended up switching his dry food for wet food but slowly transitioned. I also tried to do everything I could to find help for him because I did not want to lose him, he was my best buddy!!! I made a post on Facebook and a kind soul had told me about DCIN and to join the groups and give them a message, so I did. Until this day I’m forever thankful for being told about DCIN and everything they have done for Hendrix and I. With all their kind words, encouragement and support I was able to tell myself “I can help him fight this. I know I can.” I also went to buy a home testing kit as the vet was expensive for testing, let alone daily visits. Since changing his diet to wet food I got his BG levels down to the 20 range!! Then he started insulin treatment on January 16th which has been helping a lot. The first few weeks of starting insulin and home testing were very tough!! I’ve had good days and bad days.... being sad, tired, worried, nervous and very confused and had trouble getting his BG to stay below the 20 range. I did have a couple good days where it would be 15-17 range....but with all the research I’ve learned, the support and kindness I received from everyone in the groups including DCIN, I managed to push on and keep going no matter how tired I was.
It is now January 29th and I’m VERY proud to say that his BG levels have been brought down to the 4-6 range. The first time I ever seen his BG that low I shed so many happy tears and was so proud of him and myself!! He stopped peeing outside of his box, his coat looks shinier and healthier, he’s playful and snuggly again. I’m so very happy to see him back being happy and healthy. He’s the sweetest boy ever so to be able to tell myself “you did it, you’re saving him and helping him get better” makes me the happiest and proudest person in the world! I love him so very much and I’m super proud of him for doing so good and baring with me during testing and taking his insulin. I know it has been a struggle especially on both of our parts but he stuck with it, with me. We are still in the process of getting him better and I know it’s not a one day fix but I knew we can do it and I know we can keep pushing on to fight this. I just wanted to share my story for everyone to see as it makes me a super happy mommy that I tried and I succeeded to getting him better, slowly. I would never ever give up on him I told myself a million times that I’d do whatever it takes to keep my boy with me and get him healthy again. I will continue to share my success, stories, readings and more. It means the world to me what everyone has done for me and all the advice, support, love and encouragement that was shown to me as well. I’ll never forget it nor will hendrix. So a big thank you goes out to DCIN, all the admins and friends that helped us and gave us a huge amount of support along the way.
I adopted Hendrix about 6 years ago, he was the sweetest boy ever I couldn’t resist. Hendrix is about 10 years old. The last 6 years with him have been amazing, he’s super duper friendly, snuggly, loving and caring. He’s always been at my side even through tough times as I have been at his. He sure loves his wet food, loves to watch bird videos on the television, he enjoys chasing and catching bugs and absolutely loves the sunshine.
This year he started peeing outside of his litter box but he was still a good boy any other time so it was hard to get upset about it really. I ended up getting concerned as it was happening a lot!! I eventually took him to a local vet to have him checked out. The vet said that because of him urinating outside of his box and his excessive thirst she wanted to test his BG level and see if we could go from there as she mentioned that is a sign of diabetes... I was nervous and sad. Once she got his test done his BG was around 40.1. I’m not going to lie, I wanted to drop to the floor....that day the vet had told me she thinks it would be a “good idea” to just put him at peace because treating diabetes is a hassle and she didn’t think his BG could ever be regulated. I refused up and down and cried for so long that they would even suggest that without letting me even try to help him. So when we arrived home that day I ended up switching his dry food for wet food but slowly transitioned. I also tried to do everything I could to find help for him because I did not want to lose him, he was my best buddy!!! I made a post on Facebook and a kind soul had told me about DCIN and to join the groups and give them a message, so I did. Until this day I’m forever thankful for being told about DCIN and everything they have done for Hendrix and I. With all their kind words, encouragement and support I was able to tell myself “I can help him fight this. I know I can.” I also went to buy a home testing kit as the vet was expensive for testing, let alone daily visits. Since changing his diet to wet food I got his BG levels down to the 20 range!! Then he started insulin treatment on January 16th which has been helping a lot. The first few weeks of starting insulin and home testing were very tough!! I’ve had good days and bad days.... being sad, tired, worried, nervous and very confused and had trouble getting his BG to stay below the 20 range. I did have a couple good days where it would be 15-17 range....but with all the research I’ve learned, the support and kindness I received from everyone in the groups including DCIN, I managed to push on and keep going no matter how tired I was.
It is now January 29th and I’m VERY proud to say that his BG levels have been brought down to the 4-6 range. The first time I ever seen his BG that low I shed so many happy tears and was so proud of him and myself!! He stopped peeing outside of his box, his coat looks shinier and healthier, he’s playful and snuggly again. I’m so very happy to see him back being happy and healthy. He’s the sweetest boy ever so to be able to tell myself “you did it, you’re saving him and helping him get better” makes me the happiest and proudest person in the world! I love him so very much and I’m super proud of him for doing so good and baring with me during testing and taking his insulin. I know it has been a struggle especially on both of our parts but he stuck with it, with me. We are still in the process of getting him better and I know it’s not a one day fix but I knew we can do it and I know we can keep pushing on to fight this. I just wanted to share my story for everyone to see as it makes me a super happy mommy that I tried and I succeeded to getting him better, slowly. I would never ever give up on him I told myself a million times that I’d do whatever it takes to keep my boy with me and get him healthy again. I will continue to share my success, stories, readings and more. It means the world to me what everyone has done for me and all the advice, support, love and encouragement that was shown to me as well. I’ll never forget it nor will hendrix. So a big thank you goes out to DCIN, all the admins and friends that helped us and gave us a huge amount of support along the way.
Welcome 
it’s super helpful. Do you use the sheets app? You can do it that way!
LOL! I didn't even see it...OMG I don't know why I even try to use the computer when I'm sick...I'm impaired...what can I say..
