Looking for a good Vet for diabetic cat in Ozaukee Co., WI

[Sandy]

Hi,

I am looking for a vet who really knows how to care for a diabetic cat. We are on our second one who just seems to make things worse. The more I read about feline diabetes, the more I realize everything they have us doing is wrong.

Thanks,
Sandy

 

[Hope + (((Baby)))GA]

Sandy, there are many vets who truly are not up to date on feline diabetes. If you have a vet you like but really is clueless in treating diabetes, all you need to know is on this board. Read, learn and go back and teach your vet. Many are willing to listen and learn from what we have learned. IMHO the only ones who might be on the ball would be IM specialists.

 

[michelle & jake]

I have to agree, when Jake was first diagnosed we were with a different vet than we are now. He knew NOTHING...nothing about diet....definitely nothing about hometesting (he was shocked to learn we could do that!!)....& he upped his insulin so quickly & so many times that by the time I found this board, he was on TOO much. We now go to a vet we love....she is a friend whom I met through Scouts....she's in Mukwonago....which is a bit far from Ozaukee Co......but by the time we started going to her, I learned everything I needed to know right here

 

[laur+danny+horde]

You may not be able to find a vet who knows about feline diabetes. Let's face it, vets have multiple species and countless diseases, conditions, medications and treatments that they have to deal with. I don't expect my vets to know everything but I do expect them to care and to do their darndest to find out what they don't know.

So, if you can find a vet who is willing to admit they don't know, willing to spend a little time to learn, willing to think critically about new information, willing to consult experts, willing to do things differently instead of complacently saying "we always did it that way", willing to explain their logic and not dictate ... then that's a good vet, in my book.

good luck,
laur