Janet and Emma
Member Since 2016
Over the long weekend I suspected there was something seriously wrong with Emma, who is 18 and very charming. After a few hours on Google I was certain she was diabetic. We are on vacation on an island, so the logistics were a challenge. I asked some locals for a recommendation and set off Tuesday morning for our appointment. The ferry line was full and we had a two hour wait to get off the island.
The vet confirmed my suspicions - Emma's blood glucose was 38! She wasn't well enough to go home, so we stayed on the mainland until the vet closed for the day, then took her to the emergency hospital where she would spend the night. The vet was amazing - she offered to pick Emma up from the hospital when it closed at 8 am and take her back to her clinic, to save us another round trip on the ferry. Emma was a bit better that night, but she wasn't well enough to stay alone at the vet clinic overnight, so the vet took her to her own home to save us the expense of another night at the emergency clinic!
This morning we picked Emma up, along with her special food and her glucometer and her box of needles and her insulin (in a bag with an ice pack) and two other meds. Luckily my husband made a video of the vet showing us how to do everything, because I have a serious case of information overload!
I have created a spreadsheet to track her blood sugar readings and set alarms on the iPad with reminders - test time, med #1, med #2, insulin shot ...
I am really happy to know there is a forum - what a crazy week it's been!
The vet confirmed my suspicions - Emma's blood glucose was 38! She wasn't well enough to go home, so we stayed on the mainland until the vet closed for the day, then took her to the emergency hospital where she would spend the night. The vet was amazing - she offered to pick Emma up from the hospital when it closed at 8 am and take her back to her clinic, to save us another round trip on the ferry. Emma was a bit better that night, but she wasn't well enough to stay alone at the vet clinic overnight, so the vet took her to her own home to save us the expense of another night at the emergency clinic!
This morning we picked Emma up, along with her special food and her glucometer and her box of needles and her insulin (in a bag with an ice pack) and two other meds. Luckily my husband made a video of the vet showing us how to do everything, because I have a serious case of information overload!
I have created a spreadsheet to track her blood sugar readings and set alarms on the iPad with reminders - test time, med #1, med #2, insulin shot ...
I am really happy to know there is a forum - what a crazy week it's been!
