Hi! I have a difficult case, I think, and could use any and all advice. My 14-year-old cat, Tommy, was diagnosed with diabetes about two years ago. He is a LARGE cat -- about 20 pds. In the beginning, we started him on Lantus at 3 units twice a day, and eventually started to see his counts stabilize (125-150) around 8 units. But after about a year, the Lantus seemed to stop working. The vet believes he is now insulin-resistant. Tommy is now up to 10 units 2x day, which is obviously a very large dosage, but his sugars are still routinely 400-450. He had neuropathy in one leg that seems to have gone away (he was limping for a while but now back to normal). Otherwise, he does not have any complications, has a VERY healthy appetite, drinks a lot of water (as would be expected), and otherwise seems content. He does have HORRIBLE diarrhea, however, which is EXTREMELY foul-smelling. We have tried multiple antibiotics to address the diarrhea but to no avail. He eats Royal Canin diabetic cat formula. He's always had a pretty sensitive stomach, but my guess is that the diarrhea is a function of his out-of-control glucose levels, so if we could just get that down! .... Anyway, Tommy *seems okay, but I'm a Type 1 diabetic myself and I know how awful it feels to have high blood sugars, so it's all just very frustrating...
Lantus troubles/chronic diarrhea
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Julie and Eleanor (GA)
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Hi! Post in the Lantus/Levemir forum. There are other high dose kitties and the wonderful folks there will be able to advise and guide you.
My Eleanor has had an ongoing battle with foul smelling diarrhea as well. It is terribly frustrating, isn't it?
My Eleanor has had an ongoing battle with foul smelling diarrhea as well. It is terribly frustrating, isn't it?
Very! Thank you. I'll post over in the forum you've recommended.
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