Dr Schrodinger
Member Since 2012
Hello to the wonderful people of FDMB!
It has been seven weeks since Milo & I joined this fantastic forum. When we joined, Milo was recovering from ketosis, was severely underweight & had neuropathy in his hind legs. I didn't think he would still be alive by now.
He was on Caninsulin & was being transitioned to a wet food diet. His insulin wasn't lasting long enough in his system, and he was rebounding on doses that the vet wanted to simply increase. At this stage he could hardly walk & I had to carry him to his litter box on a few occasions.
Since joining this place, I have learned a great deal & met some wonderful selfless people who have taught me how to home test. On the basis of what I learnt, I persuaded the vet to prescribe a longer lasting insulin & since then (4 weeks ago), we have got Milo's BG regulated, he has put on weight, his neuropathy has almost disappeared.
Last night he went for a check up with the Vet who had wanted to increase his Caninsulin dose to 6U twice a day. I didn't realise that the appointment was going to be with her & my heart sank.
I had printed out Milo's BG spreadsheet, plus a couple of the dosing protocols & feline diabetes papers from Rand etc. To my surprise she was utterly elated! We went through the data together (whilst Milo waited patiently!) & then we went through the Roomp & Rand protocol, which I had been using as a guide for Milo's dosing.
She was amazed & excited by it all (we were dancing round the examination table!) & is hoping that Milo will soon be in remission. dancing_cat
As it turns out, she is currently doing a refresher course at the Royal Veterinary College. It is designed to remind establish vets not to try & spot patterns during diagnosis & not to cut corners, but to treat cases as individuals. It is case study-based learning online & fellow vets have the opportunity to comment on the cases. She wants to use Milo as her next case! :shock: Apparently, feline diabetic remission is still treated with extreme skepticism by UK vets, and she thinks that not many of her colleagues will have come across it before. She only knows of one other case, and that was at her previous clinic in her last post.
I don't want to jump the gun & jinx Milo's progression, but she will be using him & his owner as a case study, anyway. Not many UK vets have come across well regulated feline diabetes cases that are monitored with home testing. Thanks to you lot, we have some really positive outcomes:
1. Milo is, once again, a healthy & happy cat.
2. His Mum is much happier too!
3. Milo's sister, Lola, has lost weight & her skin has cleared up on the new wet food diet.
3. Home-testing & the use of long-lasting insulins in the treatment of feline DM will be flagged up to the Royal Veterinary College in the UK!!
Thank you all so much for this message board & your tireless efforts to help more sick kitties & their owners.
If I could kiss you all, I would.
Juliet & Milo.
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It has been seven weeks since Milo & I joined this fantastic forum. When we joined, Milo was recovering from ketosis, was severely underweight & had neuropathy in his hind legs. I didn't think he would still be alive by now.
He was on Caninsulin & was being transitioned to a wet food diet. His insulin wasn't lasting long enough in his system, and he was rebounding on doses that the vet wanted to simply increase. At this stage he could hardly walk & I had to carry him to his litter box on a few occasions.
Since joining this place, I have learned a great deal & met some wonderful selfless people who have taught me how to home test. On the basis of what I learnt, I persuaded the vet to prescribe a longer lasting insulin & since then (4 weeks ago), we have got Milo's BG regulated, he has put on weight, his neuropathy has almost disappeared.
Last night he went for a check up with the Vet who had wanted to increase his Caninsulin dose to 6U twice a day. I didn't realise that the appointment was going to be with her & my heart sank.
I had printed out Milo's BG spreadsheet, plus a couple of the dosing protocols & feline diabetes papers from Rand etc. To my surprise she was utterly elated! We went through the data together (whilst Milo waited patiently!) & then we went through the Roomp & Rand protocol, which I had been using as a guide for Milo's dosing.
She was amazed & excited by it all (we were dancing round the examination table!) & is hoping that Milo will soon be in remission. dancing_cat
As it turns out, she is currently doing a refresher course at the Royal Veterinary College. It is designed to remind establish vets not to try & spot patterns during diagnosis & not to cut corners, but to treat cases as individuals. It is case study-based learning online & fellow vets have the opportunity to comment on the cases. She wants to use Milo as her next case! :shock: Apparently, feline diabetic remission is still treated with extreme skepticism by UK vets, and she thinks that not many of her colleagues will have come across it before. She only knows of one other case, and that was at her previous clinic in her last post.
I don't want to jump the gun & jinx Milo's progression, but she will be using him & his owner as a case study, anyway. Not many UK vets have come across well regulated feline diabetes cases that are monitored with home testing. Thanks to you lot, we have some really positive outcomes:
1. Milo is, once again, a healthy & happy cat.
2. His Mum is much happier too!
3. Milo's sister, Lola, has lost weight & her skin has cleared up on the new wet food diet.
3. Home-testing & the use of long-lasting insulins in the treatment of feline DM will be flagged up to the Royal Veterinary College in the UK!!
Thank you all so much for this message board & your tireless efforts to help more sick kitties & their owners.
If I could kiss you all, I would.
Juliet & Milo.
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