malibu4590
Member Since 2013
Hi Everyone,
Background: My 9 year old cat, Malcolm, was diagnosed as diabetic on June 10th, 2013. He spent 4 days in the hospital with BG levels registering around 600 when he was admitted. The lowest the vet got his BG during his stay was in the 300s. He also had high levels of ketones in his urine. He was on an IV during his hospitalization of B vitamins and other minerals to help with the ketones. He was released to us Thurs June 14, 2013. Malcolm was prescribed 3cc's of ProZinc every 12 hours, an antibiotic Clavamox to take every 12 hours, and Royal Canin Diabetic dry food (Malcolm will not eat wet food, but vet gave us a can of diabetic wet food just in case we want to try again). My husband and I were very diligant about giving Malcolm his meds on time everyday. His check up is scheduled for this thursday, however my husband and I are going to take him first thing tomorrow morning.
When I gave Malcolm his insulin shot this morning, he seemed his normal self. I usually sit with him for a while before and after I give his injection just to keep him at ease. He has had a great appetite these past 10 days. He eats the recommended amount of food for his weight ( 3/4 of a cup --he weighs 9.5 lbs) but still drinks a lot of water (about a cup and a half) a day.
I asked our vet during the discharge if we should be checking Malcolm's glucose along with administering the injections. He said, "Not yet."
I gave his second injection this evening at the appropriate time. He seemed lethargic, walking as if he was dizzy, and just laid around. He stopped drinking water and eating though he would walk over to his bowl as if he would, but instead just hovered over it, then laid down after a few mins. Malcolm is currently lying on the bathroom rug, seemingly too weak to move much. He purrs when we rub him but he doesn't look good. He reminds me how bad he looked when we rushed him to the vet two weeks ago.
At this point, my husband and I are worried sick. We force fed Malcolm 5 small syringes full of water to get him some hydration. My husband just ran out to CVS to get a glucose meter (Accu Check Aviva Plus) so we can check Malcolm's sugar. I'm worried that he may be hypoglycemic since he's showing some signs that I've read here.
We still have that can of diabetic wet food. Should we try to force feed it to him if the numbers come back low?
Any advice is much appreciated!
Background: My 9 year old cat, Malcolm, was diagnosed as diabetic on June 10th, 2013. He spent 4 days in the hospital with BG levels registering around 600 when he was admitted. The lowest the vet got his BG during his stay was in the 300s. He also had high levels of ketones in his urine. He was on an IV during his hospitalization of B vitamins and other minerals to help with the ketones. He was released to us Thurs June 14, 2013. Malcolm was prescribed 3cc's of ProZinc every 12 hours, an antibiotic Clavamox to take every 12 hours, and Royal Canin Diabetic dry food (Malcolm will not eat wet food, but vet gave us a can of diabetic wet food just in case we want to try again). My husband and I were very diligant about giving Malcolm his meds on time everyday. His check up is scheduled for this thursday, however my husband and I are going to take him first thing tomorrow morning.
When I gave Malcolm his insulin shot this morning, he seemed his normal self. I usually sit with him for a while before and after I give his injection just to keep him at ease. He has had a great appetite these past 10 days. He eats the recommended amount of food for his weight ( 3/4 of a cup --he weighs 9.5 lbs) but still drinks a lot of water (about a cup and a half) a day.
I asked our vet during the discharge if we should be checking Malcolm's glucose along with administering the injections. He said, "Not yet."
I gave his second injection this evening at the appropriate time. He seemed lethargic, walking as if he was dizzy, and just laid around. He stopped drinking water and eating though he would walk over to his bowl as if he would, but instead just hovered over it, then laid down after a few mins. Malcolm is currently lying on the bathroom rug, seemingly too weak to move much. He purrs when we rub him but he doesn't look good. He reminds me how bad he looked when we rushed him to the vet two weeks ago.
At this point, my husband and I are worried sick. We force fed Malcolm 5 small syringes full of water to get him some hydration. My husband just ran out to CVS to get a glucose meter (Accu Check Aviva Plus) so we can check Malcolm's sugar. I'm worried that he may be hypoglycemic since he's showing some signs that I've read here.
We still have that can of diabetic wet food. Should we try to force feed it to him if the numbers come back low?
Any advice is much appreciated!
