Is this maybe diabetes?

[Tiger-Hobo]

One of my kitties group called "big gang" the feeding habit is - can/wet food on the morning and controlled dry food for diner. Approximately a month ago when i returned to take the food away and I found one of my kitty " Nomad" ( mixed Siamese, 9 years old and over wait) was laying in the water bowl. I past the thought that time but it happened two other occasion that week. (Nomad was rescued with his 3 sibling and their mom, when they were maybe 6 weeks old in the very cold winter almost frozen to dead. Turned out two of his sibling has had a chronic UTI and now controlled well with diet. The other girl developed at age two stomatitis and on prednisolone. ) Nomad is the friendliest, but can't be picked up and hold in your hand. I tried to check his blood sugar level two weeks ago three times with no success. Yesterday happened again and this time I din't give up. After an almost hour struggle, a little treat and more struggle I was able to get it. It was 3.6 (65) and 5 minutes later again 3.9 ( 70) and this was approximately 1 -1 1/2 hour after feeding time. I know I do have to do more testing (what I can do just when I am off do to the tight time schedule and the time concerning struggle) but till that any suggestion -what this could be??

 

[BJM]

Extreme thirst when the glucose is normal suggests renal disease, hyperthyroidism, or sustained heat exposure. A vet visit is suggested.

 

[Tiger-Hobo]

Thanks BJM for the fast respond, You 100 % right, but that is the world what I don't like to hear "vet' but I know the only answer. If I think - can't be heat exposure, because they indoor cats only and barely get any sun through the window. i know every kitty is different and their symptoms too, - Hyperthyroidism, I do have one kitty with that, and he became vocal and very (always)hungry and lost wait, before he was put on medication, Kidney disease , yes that could be too. The end of it a vet visit and a blood work would tell what is wrong with him. ( I was hopping I can miss that part somehow).

 

[BJM]

Sorry about that, but it really is the only way to find out for sure.

 

[julie & punkin (ga)]

the blood sugar tests you did are normal - i don't think you have to keep trying to get more BG tests in.

it does sound like a vet visit to figure out what else might be going on. laying against a water bowl and losing weight are both signs that something is wrong.

 

[Tiger-Hobo]

Thanks Julie, He doesn't lose wait, and there is no any other sign yet. Happy, running around, pushy to get attention. This happened "just" after dinner, when they are getting dry food, that is why I thought it might be diabetes, but as BJM mentioned it could be the beginning of other illnesses.

 

[julie & punkin (ga)]

so the only symptoms are that he was lying in the water bowl? if it was just once, i might wait and see if it happens again.

if Nomad is overweight, you might want to slowly have him lose weight. Slow is important - cats can't tolerate fast weight loss.

if the water bowl incident was just once, i wouldn't take him to the vet for that, especially if he's playful and overall seems fine. but if he does it a lot, or acts sickly, maybe he needs a check-up.