Missing Insulin
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Elizabeth and Bertie
Member Since 2010
Hello Judi and Minnie, and welcome to FDMB,
Can you tell us more?
When was Minnie diagnosed? What insulin is she on?
Do you know what Minnie's blood glucose numbers are currently?
Has she ever had DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis)?
And do you feel able to tell us why she may need to miss the insulin shots?
Sorry for all the questions. Just want more info so we can help.
Hugs to you,
Elizabeth
Can you tell us more?
When was Minnie diagnosed? What insulin is she on?
Do you know what Minnie's blood glucose numbers are currently?
Has she ever had DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis)?
And do you feel able to tell us why she may need to miss the insulin shots?
Sorry for all the questions. Just want more info so we can help.
Hugs to you,
Elizabeth
Deb & Wink
Member Since 2013
In addition to the questions Elizabeth asked,
What food are you feeding?
Does she have any other health conditions? (IBD, CKD, heart murmur, etc)
What food are you feeding?
Does she have any other health conditions? (IBD, CKD, heart murmur, etc)
tuckers mom
Member Since 2009
This may be a question for your vet. I think it's hard for any of us to answer since we don't know your kitty's history or how he got to such a high dose.
I'm assuming you won't be able to shoot for two full days and we're not talking about missing a dose on four separate occasions. If your kitty needs this high a dose of insulin to keep sugars in the normal range, skipping for two days could cause high blood sugar which may result in a few different things.
On the low end of what I might worry about would be sugar spilling into the urine causing a urinary tract infection and in turn causing high BGs for a while. On the high end of my worries I'd be concerned about ketones forming and coming home to a kitty in diabetic ketoacidosis. This is just two things I can think of quickly.
I guess I would add that no insulin would mean the sugar would build up in the system and then his body would work frantically to remove it so he'd be using the litter box like crazy and be very thirsty, if you were out of town for two days, he could run out of water during this rush of sugar and dehydration would be another concern.
I'm not a vet or an expert, these are simply my thoughts on why I would not skip four doses in a row.
I hope that you stick around FDMB and if you're not already home testing, check out some of the information here on that and on diet and ask lots of questions. Even if you've been at this for a long time, you may find some of the information here really helpful.
I'm assuming you won't be able to shoot for two full days and we're not talking about missing a dose on four separate occasions. If your kitty needs this high a dose of insulin to keep sugars in the normal range, skipping for two days could cause high blood sugar which may result in a few different things.
On the low end of what I might worry about would be sugar spilling into the urine causing a urinary tract infection and in turn causing high BGs for a while. On the high end of my worries I'd be concerned about ketones forming and coming home to a kitty in diabetic ketoacidosis. This is just two things I can think of quickly.
I guess I would add that no insulin would mean the sugar would build up in the system and then his body would work frantically to remove it so he'd be using the litter box like crazy and be very thirsty, if you were out of town for two days, he could run out of water during this rush of sugar and dehydration would be another concern.
I'm not a vet or an expert, these are simply my thoughts on why I would not skip four doses in a row.
I hope that you stick around FDMB and if you're not already home testing, check out some of the information here on that and on diet and ask lots of questions. Even if you've been at this for a long time, you may find some of the information here really helpful.
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