BraveCat
Member Since 2019
Hi, everyone! First, thanks SO MUCH for this forum! I've been using the website as a resource all summer, learning a little bit at a time as to what it means to be caretaker to a diabetic cat, but now it's time I come out of my "shy" shell and actually JOIN the forum, because Buster and I really need help!
Buster was an abandoned stray, probably because he had diabetes so severely. A cat rescue received him, and 2 weeks later, I was his foster mom. This was back in February 2019. Buster has come a long way on his healing journey since then, and he is a very grateful sweetheart of a boy!
On Monday morning, I started the online spreadsheet for him, and I wrote a detailed narration about our journey of "dosing" him with Prozinc and feeding him with LC cat food. (See our Bravecat profile--named because we are both brave!)
I'm at the point though, where I don't know what to do anymore. We *thought* he was regulated and approaching remission at the end of August. (He was down to 1.5 units from a high of 6). But then we had a week away where we left him home with other visiting caretakers, followed by another week away at the end of September, and his numbers haven't recovered. They are all over the place! The past several cycles show rainbow colors. Is he "bouncing"? Should I maintain his dose? Lower it a bit? Raise it? Our vet is supportive as vets go, but I get the impression he's not sure what to do, either. ie I don't want to simply raise the dose again if that's the wrong thing for Buster. Buster is now healthy other than his diabetes (he's guess-timated at 8 years old).
Sorry for writing a novel! Thanks for any and all suggestions. --Cat
Buster was an abandoned stray, probably because he had diabetes so severely. A cat rescue received him, and 2 weeks later, I was his foster mom. This was back in February 2019. Buster has come a long way on his healing journey since then, and he is a very grateful sweetheart of a boy!
On Monday morning, I started the online spreadsheet for him, and I wrote a detailed narration about our journey of "dosing" him with Prozinc and feeding him with LC cat food. (See our Bravecat profile--named because we are both brave!)
I'm at the point though, where I don't know what to do anymore. We *thought* he was regulated and approaching remission at the end of August. (He was down to 1.5 units from a high of 6). But then we had a week away where we left him home with other visiting caretakers, followed by another week away at the end of September, and his numbers haven't recovered. They are all over the place! The past several cycles show rainbow colors. Is he "bouncing"? Should I maintain his dose? Lower it a bit? Raise it? Our vet is supportive as vets go, but I get the impression he's not sure what to do, either. ie I don't want to simply raise the dose again if that's the wrong thing for Buster. Buster is now healthy other than his diabetes (he's guess-timated at 8 years old).
Sorry for writing a novel! Thanks for any and all suggestions. --Cat
Will do!