Bannana
Member
Hello. We just began treating our diabetic cat with insulin starting on 8/17/16 (when he was hospitalized for a few days). We began administering it at home starting on 8/21/16.
This morning, we had a hypoglycemic episode. Malakai's blood sugar level was at 34. He lost control of his bowels, vomited about three times, and began to have seizures. I rubbed the Karo syrup on his gums and called the emergency vet. We got him into the vet within a half hour (running through red lights, speeding, squealing tires, and all). Once there, they catheterized him and began him on some sort of IV fluids. They said that he stopped seizing. They're going to keep him hospitalized overnight, and it's going to cost me around $2,000.00.
So...my questions are as follows...
1. Why the catheter?
2. Are there long-term effects of this hypoglycemic incident?
3. Most importantly, how can I forgive myself for almost killing him? I keep having flashbacks of his seizures and his twisted up body and I cannot stop crying. I can't forgive myself for hurting my little boy. Please help me to work through this emotionally.
Thank you in advance for any help or support.
This morning, we had a hypoglycemic episode. Malakai's blood sugar level was at 34. He lost control of his bowels, vomited about three times, and began to have seizures. I rubbed the Karo syrup on his gums and called the emergency vet. We got him into the vet within a half hour (running through red lights, speeding, squealing tires, and all). Once there, they catheterized him and began him on some sort of IV fluids. They said that he stopped seizing. They're going to keep him hospitalized overnight, and it's going to cost me around $2,000.00.
So...my questions are as follows...
1. Why the catheter?
2. Are there long-term effects of this hypoglycemic incident?
3. Most importantly, how can I forgive myself for almost killing him? I keep having flashbacks of his seizures and his twisted up body and I cannot stop crying. I can't forgive myself for hurting my little boy. Please help me to work through this emotionally.
Thank you in advance for any help or support.