Rosie'sMom
New Member
Hello Everyone.
Over the weekend my 10 year old cat stopped eating and became very weak. I took her to the vet 1st thing Mon morning and she is still hospitalized and being treated for diabetic ketoacidosis. I am a mess at this point and sick w/ worry. Hearing she has diabetes is scary enough but I am worried about her coming out of this. She is still not eating (4 days now) but they may try to force feed her tomorrow w/ a syringe if she doesn't eat on her own. They are doing the usual, giving insulin, bringing her sugar down, giving fluids, etc and are treating the acidosis more aggressively today with medicine given the fact she is still not eating. The doc did say that she looks a little "brighter" today.
Yesterday I made the decision to move forward w/ treatment but now I'm questioning myself. At this point, the bill is already approaching $1000. Don't get me wrong,it is not an issue but at some point it could become an issue. The vet absolutely will not allow anyone to make payments. She is my baby and I don't mind but how do I know when enough is enough? Am I simply prolonging her a life of sickness? Will the DKA return or further complicate her diabetes?
Have any of your babies fully recovered from DKA and returned to normal? It is the unknown that terrifies me. I just want my Rosie back. Thanks for listening. Any advise?
Over the weekend my 10 year old cat stopped eating and became very weak. I took her to the vet 1st thing Mon morning and she is still hospitalized and being treated for diabetic ketoacidosis. I am a mess at this point and sick w/ worry. Hearing she has diabetes is scary enough but I am worried about her coming out of this. She is still not eating (4 days now) but they may try to force feed her tomorrow w/ a syringe if she doesn't eat on her own. They are doing the usual, giving insulin, bringing her sugar down, giving fluids, etc and are treating the acidosis more aggressively today with medicine given the fact she is still not eating. The doc did say that she looks a little "brighter" today.
Yesterday I made the decision to move forward w/ treatment but now I'm questioning myself. At this point, the bill is already approaching $1000. Don't get me wrong,it is not an issue but at some point it could become an issue. The vet absolutely will not allow anyone to make payments. She is my baby and I don't mind but how do I know when enough is enough? Am I simply prolonging her a life of sickness? Will the DKA return or further complicate her diabetes?
Have any of your babies fully recovered from DKA and returned to normal? It is the unknown that terrifies me. I just want my Rosie back. Thanks for listening. Any advise?