Catmumma
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Stormie has been plodding along fairly well considering her multiple health issues.
I had a terrible scare 6 weeks ago though, but it turned out to be her lungs and not her diabetes.
She could barely breathe and wouldn't eat, which meant I couldn't give her her insulin injection, so I rushed her to the vets.
She was put on oxygen, and given various injections (prednisolone and some others), and had a glucose test.
She bounced back from that but has been losing weight, and is now only 2.49kg
She is a so skinny and boney.
She had a curve test on Tuesday, and the vet said it looks like she has gone in to remission and to stop insulin injections straight away.
I was told to monitor her, and do a urine test twice a week to check for glucose, and to do a spot blood glucose if there's any glucose in her urine.
I came home from work today, and my mother said Stormie has barely eaten, and she keeps collapsing around the house.
She looks very weak, vague, and she's cold even though I have her wrapped in a blanket.
I have been unable to get her to do a wee.
I recently purchased the Alphatrak II Cat diabetes machine.
I think I have set it up correctly, but not 100% sure.
I've just done a test on Stormie, and the number was 19.3
When Stormie was first diagnosed I was told that if she falls below 3 or goes higher than 20 that it is extremely serious and should take her to the vet immediately.
I have no idea whether the vet was wrong on Tuesday, and Stormie should still be on insulin.
I don't know what to do and I'm really frightened.
She's just laying in her bed.
My local vet won't see me, as they are fully booked, and I don't want to drive her to the emergency vet (an hour away) unless absolutely necessary.
I had a terrible scare 6 weeks ago though, but it turned out to be her lungs and not her diabetes.
She could barely breathe and wouldn't eat, which meant I couldn't give her her insulin injection, so I rushed her to the vets.
She was put on oxygen, and given various injections (prednisolone and some others), and had a glucose test.
She bounced back from that but has been losing weight, and is now only 2.49kg
She is a so skinny and boney.
She had a curve test on Tuesday, and the vet said it looks like she has gone in to remission and to stop insulin injections straight away.
I was told to monitor her, and do a urine test twice a week to check for glucose, and to do a spot blood glucose if there's any glucose in her urine.
I came home from work today, and my mother said Stormie has barely eaten, and she keeps collapsing around the house.
She looks very weak, vague, and she's cold even though I have her wrapped in a blanket.
I have been unable to get her to do a wee.
I recently purchased the Alphatrak II Cat diabetes machine.
I think I have set it up correctly, but not 100% sure.
I've just done a test on Stormie, and the number was 19.3
When Stormie was first diagnosed I was told that if she falls below 3 or goes higher than 20 that it is extremely serious and should take her to the vet immediately.
I have no idea whether the vet was wrong on Tuesday, and Stormie should still be on insulin.
I don't know what to do and I'm really frightened.
She's just laying in her bed.
My local vet won't see me, as they are fully booked, and I don't want to drive her to the emergency vet (an hour away) unless absolutely necessary.
Thinking of you.