PuttyTat
Member Since 2012
Hello,
My name is Michelle. My partner Leo & I have the pleasure of our feline family member Putty, adopting us 15 ½ years ago. He is a beauteous black & white colored tuxedo and the tip of his tail is white.
We live in a trailer and travel south for the winter and then north for the summer. On this southbound trip Putty has not been eating or drinking much since 11/11/12. Also he's been having no stools and just small amounts of diarrhea, looks dark brownish/orange. So today we took him to a vet/animal clinic here in Louisa, VA. The attending vet said his temp is normal at 102; he didn't seem to have any pain when he touched his abdomen, etc. He did notice plaque build up on Putty's teeth and said there may be an infection there. He wanted to do blood work to see if there was something more going on and so we did; liver panels, CBC, thyroid, FELV/FIV (neg/neg) = $220.00. Later in the day he called us and said Putty has diabetes, based on his BG of 412. We don’t have any association with this vet and he seemed very wishy/washy about everything and flip flopped on anything we asked him. We plan to get in touch with some of our past vets but I’d like to know from others what there vet gave as a “definitive diagnosis” for feline diabetes?
Also the only thing not in norm on Putty’s blood test was the blood glucose and I've read this:
"Cats in general are prone to high blood sugar, typically during times of stress, where glucose levels may reach 300-400mg. This is often a temporary increase in blood sugar, and while it warrants further observation, it may not be cause to diagnose chronic hyperglycemia or diabetes mellitus."
I am very confused... confused_cat
Any information good or bad is much appreciated.
Thank you.
Michelle, Leo & Putty
My name is Michelle. My partner Leo & I have the pleasure of our feline family member Putty, adopting us 15 ½ years ago. He is a beauteous black & white colored tuxedo and the tip of his tail is white.
We live in a trailer and travel south for the winter and then north for the summer. On this southbound trip Putty has not been eating or drinking much since 11/11/12. Also he's been having no stools and just small amounts of diarrhea, looks dark brownish/orange. So today we took him to a vet/animal clinic here in Louisa, VA. The attending vet said his temp is normal at 102; he didn't seem to have any pain when he touched his abdomen, etc. He did notice plaque build up on Putty's teeth and said there may be an infection there. He wanted to do blood work to see if there was something more going on and so we did; liver panels, CBC, thyroid, FELV/FIV (neg/neg) = $220.00. Later in the day he called us and said Putty has diabetes, based on his BG of 412. We don’t have any association with this vet and he seemed very wishy/washy about everything and flip flopped on anything we asked him. We plan to get in touch with some of our past vets but I’d like to know from others what there vet gave as a “definitive diagnosis” for feline diabetes?
Also the only thing not in norm on Putty’s blood test was the blood glucose and I've read this:
"Cats in general are prone to high blood sugar, typically during times of stress, where glucose levels may reach 300-400mg. This is often a temporary increase in blood sugar, and while it warrants further observation, it may not be cause to diagnose chronic hyperglycemia or diabetes mellitus."
I am very confused... confused_cat
Any information good or bad is much appreciated.
Thank you.
Michelle, Leo & Putty
