Squeaks & Nemo
Member Since 2016
I'm Jen, the slave of a tuxedo named Squeaks and his brother Nemo. But I'm a well treated slave- usually.
Anyway, Squeaks and Nemo get a yearly checkup and a yearly dental, about six months apart. This past Wednesday I got a call from the vet: Squeaks needs a broken tooth extracted, he's showing signs of possible reabsorption, and he's running a BG over 500.
Prior to this I have asked them to check for diabetes. He hardly eats and yet he keeps gaining weight. He's lethargic. He vomits and regurgitates food regularly. He has loose bowel movements constantly. And last week, on Sunday, he showed discomfort in his hindlegs, even crying and growling a bit.
We immediately switched to a diabetic food (now we have FF to integrate) and I started home testing with an accucheck aviva. He's better than I am at it, so we've only gotten three readings so far: 99, 111, 102. All of these occurred 2-4 hours after food. Lantus was discussed with the vet, but none has been purchased over given yet.
I really am starting to think just switching food has worked that fast. He hasn't vomited or regurgitated his food since. He's no longer hovering over the water fountain. I just scooped the litterbox and there was no loose stool. And he just seems happier. I'm still going to keep testing him until we know for sure, but I am so delighted to see my baby acting more like he did when he was younger!
Could he have been 'borderline' and the wrong food, coupled with a broken tooth and vet stress gave him a reading of over 500? He's never been that high before- always in the mid-200's (not adjusted for vet stress consideration). Could he have truly been diabetic and the food switch made that significant of an impact in less than a week? Could something else have caused those symptoms and results?
Anyway, Squeaks and Nemo get a yearly checkup and a yearly dental, about six months apart. This past Wednesday I got a call from the vet: Squeaks needs a broken tooth extracted, he's showing signs of possible reabsorption, and he's running a BG over 500.
Prior to this I have asked them to check for diabetes. He hardly eats and yet he keeps gaining weight. He's lethargic. He vomits and regurgitates food regularly. He has loose bowel movements constantly. And last week, on Sunday, he showed discomfort in his hindlegs, even crying and growling a bit.
We immediately switched to a diabetic food (now we have FF to integrate) and I started home testing with an accucheck aviva. He's better than I am at it, so we've only gotten three readings so far: 99, 111, 102. All of these occurred 2-4 hours after food. Lantus was discussed with the vet, but none has been purchased over given yet.
I really am starting to think just switching food has worked that fast. He hasn't vomited or regurgitated his food since. He's no longer hovering over the water fountain. I just scooped the litterbox and there was no loose stool. And he just seems happier. I'm still going to keep testing him until we know for sure, but I am so delighted to see my baby acting more like he did when he was younger!
Could he have been 'borderline' and the wrong food, coupled with a broken tooth and vet stress gave him a reading of over 500? He's never been that high before- always in the mid-200's (not adjusted for vet stress consideration). Could he have truly been diabetic and the food switch made that significant of an impact in less than a week? Could something else have caused those symptoms and results?
